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Lots of activities at BHS this week and next

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 26, 2014 - 10:44pm

Lots of activities take place at Bluffton High School this week and next. Here's a listing of events from the school website.

Spanish Club: Meet at Tu Pueblo Monday, March 31. All BHS students are welcome. Spanish Club will also wear their t-shirts on Thursday, April 3, for a yearbook photo.

Music Booster Spring Chicken BBQ & Concert: The Chicken/Shrimp BBQ & concert will be held on Friday, March 28, in the middle school cafetorium and gymnasium. Stop in  the Middle School office to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $8. 

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Say goodbye to March weather

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 26, 2014 - 11:32am

Has winter run its course? During March 1-24, the area had 11 days with snow on the ground, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

For a look at the month's high and lows and precipitation, open the attachement at the bottom of this story.

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Relay for Life continues here with a new name and familiar purpose

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 25, 2014 - 10:32pm

Organizers for the Bluffton-area Relay for Life have announced plans for this summer’s event, which take place Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, at Salzman Stadium, according to Lynda Best, chairperson.

Best told The Icon that the Relay has set a goal to raise $35,000.

In July 2013, the American Cancer Society decided to drop Bluffton as a Relay for Life site so that it could focus more on the county-wide events. As a result, the event held in Bluffton is now an independent, third-party program with 100 percent of the net funds raised going to the American Cancer Society.

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Bluffton's cash mobs get better each month - check out the March 26 deals

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 24, 2014 - 7:00pm

Bluffton’s monthly cash mob is growing. And, wait until you see this month's deals.

The next cash mob is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, with The Curling Iron, 129 N. Main St., as the host business.

Here are the special offers The Curling Iron will provide:

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You can now access Bluffton Icon using Google News

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 23, 2014 - 5:28pm

Surfing for regional news? You can now access the Bluffton Icon using Google News.

Selected articles from the Icon are included when you use the Google "news" filtering option or news app. You'll find the Icon as well as the Toledo Blade, LimaOhio.com, and other regional news sources when you search for Bluffton, Ohio, news.

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Hey, who turned down the thermostat?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2014 - 8:28am

Suddenly, we experienced temperatures in the high 50s and it felt like spring. Then the thermometer took a dive into the 30s and lower.

To review the daily March weather summary, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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