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Bluffton swimmers finish strong at Great Lakes Zones championships

Swim with Putnam County YMCA team and Lima YMCA team
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 23, 2021 - 3:28pm

Eleven swimmers from Bluffton schools swam at the Great Lakes YMCA Zones Swimming Championship at Bowling Green State University March 19-21.

The 2021 event had 800 swimmers from teams in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia.

Jenna Downey, Camden Verb and Riley Verb swim for the Putnam County YMCA swim team under assistant coach, Bob Verb of Bluffton.

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Sports
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Easter window reflections

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 23, 2021 - 2:00pm

The Icon did a little downtown window shopping and found this Easter bunny scene in Town and Country Flowers, 124 N. Main St. We couldn't help but highlight the window reflection. For a view of the Easter bunny only, check out the next photo in this series.

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 23, 2021 - 1:35pm

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Regional news
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Icon book review: Dean Koontz "Devoted"

A spine-tingling plot that keeps you turning pages to the very end of the story
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:48pm

Reviewed by Robert McCool
Dean Koontz devotes his latest to a remarkable boy/dog combination.

I never cared much for Dean Koontz as a horror book writer. I have found him to be tepidly spiritual, a weak Stephen King wannabe. But this latest, Devoted (ISBN 13: 978-1-4328-7662-3), grabbed me when I was looking for a quick read.

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Columnists
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Icon invites churches to submit Easter and Holy Week service information

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:35pm

The Icon invites area congregations to send their special church service information for Holy Week and Easter. 

Send information to: [email protected].

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Worship
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Boys & Girls-Cloverbud 4-H elect officers

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 4:28pm

The Bluffton Boys & Girls/Cloverbud 4H Club elected officers for 2021. The officers follow:
• Brooklynn Bible - President
• Joe Spencer - Vice-President
• Audra Snyder - Secretary
• Tanner Bott - Treasurer
• Jake Spencer - Safety Officer
• Landin Bible - Health Officer
• Brooklyn Nance - Historian/ Reporter
• Brookie Bible - Activities Officer

Area 4-H clubs may send their club announcements to: [email protected]

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