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Julie Althaus, Sierra Amstutz and Pam Fischbach Junior Fair queen candidates; Tyler Begg Junior Fair king candidate

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 5, 2012 - 4:01pm

Four Bluffton High School students who have been active in several aspects of the Allen County Junior Fair during their time in school are candidates for this year's Junior Fair royalty.
Julie Althaus, Sierra Amstutz and Pam Fischbach are Bluffton High School candidates for 2012 Allen County Junior Fair queen; Tyler Begg of BHS is a candidate for fair king.
The students are among 28 students vying for king and queen titles. This year's Allen County Fair takes place Aug. 17 to 25. Candidate interviews have already taken place.

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Bluffton High School band camp starts Monday

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 4, 2012 - 7:27pm

Bluffton High School band members launch the 2012 marching band season on Monday as band camp begins.
The schedules follows:
Monday through Friday, Aug. 6-10
Pre-camp rehearsal 9 a.m.
Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 6-8
Freshman marching, 1 p.m.
Monday through Friday, Aug. 13-17
Band camp for all members, 7 a.m.
On Friday, Aug. 17, the band will perform for the public at 6 p.m. Following the performance the band will travel to the Allen County Fair for the county band show at 7 p.m.

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Judy Clemens ready to release another Grim Reaper mystery

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 1, 2012 - 4:57pm
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By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
Pandora resident Judy Clemens is at it again with a release of another one of her mystery books title "Dying Echo." "Dying Echo," a Grim Reaper mystery, is the fourth series following her previous work, "Embrace the Grim Reaper, The Grim Reaper's Dance and Flowers for Her Grave."

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Maple Crest, Mennonite Home food service staff want meals to be residents' "best experience"

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 30, 2012 - 1:03pm
Patricia Arendorf

By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
The Icon intern recently talked with Patricia Arendorf, Food Service Coordinator at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, and with Andre Hawks, Food Service Director at Mennonite Memorial Home. We've combined these two interviews into one story.
PATRICIA ARENDORF
Eight years since graduating from college and working various culinary jogs, Patricia Arendorf has finally found what she has always intended to do.

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A Bluffton "plugger" in today's comics

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2012 - 12:42pm

There's a Bluffton connection in the Sunday comics.
Check out the newspaper comic strip "Pluggers," in today's Lima News. The message reads: "A plugger's field trip usually involves an actual field."
The cartoon by Gary Brookins gives a "thanks" to Linda Sommer of Bluffton, Ohio, for the idea.

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Maple Crest begins Sunday buffets - first event Aug. 5

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2012 - 1:47pm

Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, will begin offering a series of buffets starting Sunday, Aug. 5, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.

The menu for Aug. 5 will include tossed salad, breadsticks, chicken parmesan, cheese tortellini with basil pesto sauce, roasted asparagus, homemade angel food cake, coffee and iced tea.
The buffets will be offered in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from noon to 2 p.m. The meals is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $5 per person.

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