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Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary volunteer recognition banquet May 1 at The Centre

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 28, 2015 - 3:59pm

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary will hold their annual volunteer recognition banquet Friday, May 1, beginning at noon at The Centre of Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton. The awards ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m.

At the event, auxiliary members will be recognized for their hours of volunteer service to the hospital. Overall, the Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary includes 54 volunteers who gave 9,285 hours to the hospital in 2014.

The theme of this year’s banquet is “All That Jazz.” Entertainment will be provided by the Bluffton High School Jazz Band.

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Planning a garage sale? The Icon posts all garage sales at no charge

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2015 - 10:47am

Planning a garage sale?

• The Icon encourages posting your garage sale with us.
• There's no charge to post garage sales.
• All garage sales are automatically posted on both Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon.

Here's how it works:

1 - Type your garage sale information into your e-mail message area. Send your ad to:   
      [email protected]

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Bluffton host to one of six OHSAA discussion meetings on April 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 24, 2015 - 6:53pm

Annual referendum voting period is May 1-15,
with six meetings scheduled around Ohio
to discuss ballot items and other current topics

Bluffton hosts one of six athletic discussion meetings sponsored by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) that review the items on which member schools will vote in May.

The meeting take place at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, at The Centre at Bluffton.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s annual referendum voting period is May 1-15.

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175th anniversary of Swiss Mennonite initial congregation observed this summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 23, 2015 - 10:31pm

This summer marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of the first Mennonite church in the Bluffton and Pandora communities. 

Several events will commemorate the anniversary. The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora is the sponsor of the celebration.

The Icon will provide historical material, which retells the story of these early pioneers. This is the first installment.

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Chamber prepares for Bluffton Farmers' Market opening on May 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 22, 2015 - 6:22pm

As May 2 approaches final plans are being put into place for this year’s Bluffton Farmers’ Market, according to Greg Probst, manager.

This is the 11th year for the market and the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will oversee the Saturday morning market for the first time in several seasons this year.

Here are some of the market details:
• First day is Saturday, May 2. The market will run each Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Citizens National Bank parking lot.

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PrayerFlight, which started in Bluffton, meets its "50 Capitals" goal

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2015 - 9:27pm

PrayerFlight, a program that started in Bluffton, recently announced that it met its goal of “50 Capitals."  

This effort was begun by a group of pilots and prayer warriors at the Bluffton Airport.

Here's the story:

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