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Bridge Hospice host Light Up a Life events

Posted by Icon K on December 3, 2019 - 6:00am

Bridge Hospice, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will host its annual “Light Up a Life” tree-lighting ceremonies in Bowling Green and Findlay in December. 

Through a tree-lighting and candle-lighting ceremony, loves ones who have passed will be honored. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Bowling Green ceremony is Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room at Heritage Corner, located at 1069 Klotz Road, Bowling Green.

The Findlay ceremony is Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in The Chapel at Birchaven Village,15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Brauen's Gourds Christmas open house Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 4:42pm

Jodi and Don Brauen will hold Brauen's Gourds Christmas open house this weekend.

The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton.

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4 locations on Saturday's Riley Creek Old Time Christmas Tour

• Breidenbach country school • McCullough log cabin • Red Fox Cabin • Riley Creek United Methodist Church
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 4:07pm

The fifth annual Riley Creek Old Time Christmas Tour is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Four locations are on this year's tour.

Participates include:
• Bridenbaugh one-room school
  14022 Road 6, Pandora (corner Road 6 and M6)
• McCullough Log Cabin
  14503 Road 6, Pandora
• Red Fox Cabin
  1/8th mile north of 14321 Road 7-L, Pandora
• Riley Creek United Methodist Church
  7102 Road M, Ottawa, (intersection Roads M and 7-L)

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Bluffton girls whip Musketeers

Pirates ran out to a 47-18 halftime bulge and cruised to victory
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 3:39pm

By Cort Reynolds
FT. JENNINGS - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team built a big early lead and easily beat winless Fort Jennings 63-44 in a non-league game this past Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Pirates ran out to a 47-18 halftime bulge and cruised to victory.

The Pirate girls improved to 2-1 with the blowout victory, while FJ fell to 0-4 with the defeat.

The victors ran out to a 23-12 lead after one period. Bluffton then put the game away with a season-best 24-point second stanza while limiting FJ to just six points.

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Meet the new town crier

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 3:35pm

Kevin Gratz joined a fabled list of Bluffton Blaze of Lights town criers. He announced the Blaze parade, provided information about the event the the staging area, read the Christmas story from Luke 2, and helped see that the Ream Holiday Folk Art display lights were turned on for 2019. Previous town criers include John George and Nelson Steiner.

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Here's where the winter Pirate teams play

Bluffton's schedules posted for basketball and wrestling
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 3:21pm

If you enjoyed watching the Bluffton High fall varsity sports teams you'll need to switch gears as winter sports are here.

The Icon can help you. Attached below this story are provided schedules for the following winter Pirate teams:
• Boys' varsity and JV basketball
• Girls' varsity and JV basketball
• Varsity wrestling
• Freshman boys' basketball
• Junior high boys' basketball
• Junioe high girls' basketball
• Middle school wrestling

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