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A science project with a familiar tune

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2012 - 3:36pm

This science experiment has a familiar tune.

It involves musical instruments...drums, reeds, brass, and PCV pipes.

Bluffton eighth grade science students in Dave Bracy's classes created musical instruments using the scientific method this month. Upon finishing their opuses, students, individually or in teams of two, presented their instruments and shared information about them with their classmates.

"Students designed, built and then performed on their instrument in class," said Bracy.

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Bluffton High School artists selected for Lima ArtSpace show

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 5, 2012 - 5:59pm

Bluffton High School junior Brooke Heinz won best of show in this year's Kewpee High School art invitational at Art/Space Lima, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.

The show is held at Lima Artspace and the works will be on display now until April 14. Brooke Heinze won the best of show with a mixed media piece titled "Kylee." The model in the work is Kylee Barnett, also at Bluffton High School junior.

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Community Easter egg hunt March 31 at MMH

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2012 - 4:50pm

Mennonite Memorial Home and McDonald's Restaurant team up for a community egg hunt at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, at MHH, 410 W. Elm St.

Watch The Icon for additional details coming soon.

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Barry Schneck: Helping people and making a difference in their lives

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2012 - 11:27am
Barry Schneck

Barry Schneck and I sat down for our pre-arranged interview. Then his phone rang. It was a hospital checking on some information. We started over. Then his phone rang. It was a call from the adult son of a potential resident. We started again. Then, he excused himself to make a couple follow-up calls concerning the potential resident.

Barry was in his typical, "I'm really sorry about this," mode. He was also in his element: being able to help someone with an immediate need.

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Pass the maple syrup, please

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2012 - 10:57am

Want to make your own maple syrup? It's simple. Just wait until February when it's below freezing at night and above freezing during the day. That weather combination causes sap to run in maple trees.

It's lots more complicated than that, of course, but it's certainly satisfying for a guy with a lot of patience and lots of maple trees. Oh, and it takes lots of maple sap: 50 gallons of sap boils down to one gallon of maple syrup.

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Recent births at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 29, 2012 - 1:37pm

Recent births reported from Bluffton Hospital follow. To view photos of the babies, click here.

Feb. 8 - William Dean Griffin, son of Beau and Christina Griffin, Ada, 18.5 inches, 5 pounds, 11 ounces.

Feb. 9 - Riley Marie Jones, daughter of Susan and Dusty Jones, Columbus Grove, 19.5 inches, 7 pounds, 9 ounces.

Feb. 14 - Addison Grace Greve, daughter of Kyle and Abigail Greve, Ottawa, 20 inches, 8 pounds, 11.6 ounces

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