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July 2023 Bluffton Icon crossword puzzle

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5. What international tournament was featured at a Steinmetz Field watch party? (two words)

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Fourty-four new Icon subscribers by email

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The Icon got a little present today. Our email subscription service passed along the good news that in the last 30 days, 44 Icon readers have signed up for the Bluffton Icon by email.

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Icon requirements for letters to the editor

By Paula Scott, Icon editor

In recent weeks, the Bluffton and Ada Icons have received letters to the editor from near and far on a variety of topics. Here are our freshly updated requirements for these submissions:

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What a difference 40 years makes in U.S. soccer

By Paula Scott, Icon editor

On July 21, the Bluffton Soccer Club hosted an outdoor watch party for the first game of the U.S. women’s national soccer team in the 2023 World Cup tournament. A large screen television was set up on the Steinmetz soccer field where young children, teens and adults watched from the bleachers, in lawn chairs and on blankets. The sun set shortly after the game started, bringing the screen into sharp focus and vivid color. A crescent moon glowed overhead. The defending U.S. champions were heavy favorites against Vietnam, a team playing in the world cup for the first time–and the U.S. team won 3-0.

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Independence Day news schedule for Bluffton Icon

The Bluffton Icon has an Independence Day holiday publishing break on July 3-4, 2023.

Except for breaking news, content will pause at 5:00 p.m. Sunday and resume on Wednesday morning.

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