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Bluffton HS prom postponed

The 2020 Bluffton High School prom scheduled for April 18 is postponed, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent. 

"We hope to reschedule some time in the future," he said on an Ohio Alerts message this afternoon.

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Two times around the Buckeye

BFR provides 12 exercise stations for you

Photos of the exercise station
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BFR invites Icon viewers to take two walks around the Buckeye - it's about a one miles hike. Along the way you will find exercise stations to enhances your walk. These required no extra exercise equipment.

Daniel Tinch, Bluffton Family Recreation executive director, set up the stations for residents.

No 2020 arts and crafts show

Cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announced the canceling of its 2020 arts and crafts show, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO. Details are in the letter to chamber members below:

Dear BACC members,
We regret to announce that the May 9, 2020, Bluffton Arts & Crafts Festival has been cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

With social distancing and stay at home measures in effect through April, we are unable to hold this event.

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Home work tent

Here's Sage Music in her blanket fort doing some school work on her chrome book. She is a Bluffton first grader in Mrs. Steinmetz class. The Icon will post photos of students learning in an at-home setting. Send photos, art work, writing assignments and class projects to: [email protected].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The day a U.S. president visited Ada

At the invitation of Ohio Northern University,William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States, was invited to Ada, and accepted the invitation.

The visit was during his term as president from 1909 to 1913.

This photo post card from the Ada Public Library shows the horse-drawn carriage with the president and Ada dignitaries upon his arrival in Ada at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot.

The flip side of the post card shows a message from Ada to Mr. J.J. Motter of Xenia.

Dr. Anne Lippert was retired ONU vice president of academic affairs

And served as chair of the Foreign Language Department

Dr. Anne Lippert, 86, died on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 2:10 a.m. at her residence in Ada, surrounded by her family.

She was born on Feb. 17, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, to the late Raymond and Eva (Doren) Lippert.  On May 7, 1977, Anne married Jeffrey M. Schulman and he survives in Ada. 

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