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Dick Cookson joins an elite club: 60-year member of the Bluffton American Legion

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 15, 2012 - 4:36pm

The accolades for Dick Cookson never seem to stop.

Recently the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association honored Dick and his wife, Betty, for their efforts in helping to launch the Bluffton Senior Citizens-Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast. The Cooksons were involved in the "ground floor" of the event...and that was 30 years ago.

Earlier this year, the Icon posted a photo from the Bluffton centennial pageant from 1961. The photo showed a re-enactment of the John Dillinger robbery. Dick was part of the re-enactment.

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Project Linus has 13 more blankets thanks to Maple Crest volunteers

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2012 - 2:53pm
Maple Crest crochet-knit circle

Bluffton's Maple Crest Senior Living Community's crochet-knit circle handed over some of their creations to a good cause earlier this month.

On March 2 members of the group handed 13 crocheted and knitted baby blankets to Project Linus representative Jane Ebersole, coordinator of the Project Linus Findlay Chapter.

Volunteer Kimberly Hansen handed over to Ebersole, as Hansen has been the leader of the Maple Crest crochet-knit circle, working hands-on with Maple Crest residents Annie Balmer, Betty Engle and Mary Huffer on these blankets and other projects.

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Easter bunny brings annual egg hunt to Mennonite Home March 31

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2012 - 2:39pm
Scene from last year's egg hunt

The Easter Bunny is coming to Bluffton. The Mennonite Memorial Home and Jerry Lewis' McDonald's host their annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. sharp, Saturday, March 31, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

Children ages 8 and under are invited to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their parents taken their pictures with the Easter Bunny.

Doughnuts are donated by Community Markets and hot beverages will be provided.

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Elaine Harris named Bluffton Lions Citizen of the Year

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 13, 2012 - 5:10pm

Elaine Harris will receive the Bluffton Lions Club Citizen of the Year award for 2011 during a 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, dinner meeting at Maple Crest Senior Living Community, Bluffton.

Harris and her husband, Bob, own Twin Lakes Campground, 3506 Township Road 34, Bluffton. Harris is a vice-president of the Bluffton Lions Club, is on the board of the Bluffton Lions Foundation and chairs of the club's pancake breakfast and chicken barbecue.

In addition to her role in the Bluffton Lions, she is active in many other Bluffton organizations.

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Two Bluffton artists have works qualify for Governor's Show in Columbus

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 13, 2012 - 12:59pm
Kyla Dawson and Carissa Luginbill with their art

After the first round judging for the Ohio Governor's High School Art Show Bluffton High School had seven pieces selected to go down to Columbus for state judging according to Vicki Garmon, BHS art teacher.

The state judging was this last weekend and there was approximately 3,000 pieces of art that were selected at an earlier judging to be there, but only 300 pieces were selected to get in the Govenor's show, Garmon told The Icon.

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Sara Schriner 3rd place winner in Legion Oratorical Scholarship competition

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 11, 2012 - 4:23pm

Sarah Schriner of Bluffton finished third in the Second District American Legion Oratorical Scholarship competition. The event was held Feb. 25 at Wright State Univeristy-Lake Campus.

She was sponsored by the Bluffton American Legion Post 382. She received awards from Sam Reineke at the March 5 Bluffton American Legion post meeting.

She is the daughter of Joe and Lisa Schriner.

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