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Pre-holiday book fair this week at Bluffton Elementary

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2013 - 10:08pm

Bluffton Elementary School will hold its annual book fair this week, according to Melissa Knauss, Elementary PTO president.

Daily hours will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Friday. 

Family night is Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 6-8 p.m. 

"If individuals have children or grandchildren, it's a wonderful time to start their Christmas shopping. What better gift to give than the power of reading," Knauss told The Icon.

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Events
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Village salaries, sidewalk ordinance change and residential mowing regulations

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2013 - 10:00pm

Preparations for 2014 are underway by the Bluffton council.

On Monday several ordinances will be considered that relate to next year.
• One is a pay ordinance.
• Another is an amended version of a previously passed sidewalk ordinance. The amended version changes the dates originally required for residents on the east side of the village to have sidewalks installed.
• A third is an ordinance establishing regulations for mowing and maintenance of properties.

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Public Meetings
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Seth Burkholder wins Icon football contest for Week 9

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2013 - 9:19pm

The winner of Week 9 of the Icon Football Contest is Seth Burkholder. Seth and Nancy Armour correctly picked 13 games this week.  Neither picked the correct point spread in either tie-breaker (though Seth was closest) and Seth submit his entry first.  

Other contestants:

12 correct - Adelyn Althaus, Brandon Huber, Elfreida Ramseyer, Nathan Davis, Rory Edinger and Tater Hooker.

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People
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Big Bird in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2013 - 9:05pm

Bluffton's "Big Bird," the grey heron (Ardea cinerea), doesn't have a membership with the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club, but it fishes in the Buckeye anyway. On Sunday two herons were fishing along the north bank. Here's one of them.

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Big Bird in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2013 - 9:05pm

Bluffton's "Big Bird," the grey heron (Ardea cinerea), doesn't have a membership with the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club, but it fishes in the Buckeye anyway. On Sunday two herons were fishing along the north bank. Here's one of them.

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Women's soccer: Beavers loose a tough one to Manchester

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2013 - 8:06pm

By Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/athletics/womenssoccer/2013/10-22-ws.htm 

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Bluffton University
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