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Dorothy Rayl was born in Bluffton

Dorothy Marie Rayl, 81, died on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at 5:40 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

She was born on March 20, 1939, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Lester and Kathryn (Morehead) Ackerman. On June 15, 1957, Dorothy married Gerald Rayl who survives in Ada.

Dorothy is also survived by her two sons and daughter: Kevin (Karen) Rayl, Rodney (Wendy) Rayl and Rebecca Rayl all of Ada; and three grandchildren: Andrew Rayl, Jacob Rayl and Eli Esguerra. 

She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Ackerman.  

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Still time to enter Icon's Golden Globe contest

Winner goes home with a free pizza • This contest is multi-choice - easy to enter

You don’t have to be a movie expert to enter the Icon’s Golden Globe Awards contest.

Of course, it helps if you are, but the contest includes multiple-choice questions and that evens the playing field as much as we can tilt it in each contestant’s favor.

Click here to enter.

The Golden Globe awards presentation is Sunday evening, Feb. 28. Contestants may enter until noon on Feb. 28.

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Friday's ONU HealthWise clinic moved to March 5

Takes place at the Bluffton Public Library

Bluffton Public Library’s Mobile Health Clinic scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26, is cancelled.

Ohio Northern University’s Healthwise program will instead visit and offer their regular services the following Friday, March 5, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. They will also keep their monthly visit on March 26 at the same time.

15 minutes with Andrew Bertka

Dream job to become a professional Counter Strike Global Offensive player

15 Minutes with Andrew Bertka interviewed by Derek Swartzlander

Icon: You graduated from Bluffton in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
A couple things have started in my life. College is one of the biggest changes to happen to me. The change in class structure and the atmosphere is levels above what it was in high school. I have also started working with a friend of mine from work, Gregus Smith, at Schoolhouse Electronics. I have been very thankful for the work he has provided for me to help my way through college.

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On thin ice

One of Bluffton's great blue heron's took a stroll on the Buckeye this morning. The Icon photographer attempted unsuccessfully to get a closer look, as you can see in the next photo. The big bird likes solitude. After it realized it was being photographed, it took off to the other bank of the Buckeye, giving us the cold shoulder. Click here for some previous photos of the heron.

Bluffton boys advance with tight sectional win over Tinora

The Pirates won for the 5th time in their last 6 games

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton used a big second quarter to hang on and defeat Defiance Tinora in a low-scoring Div. III sectional semifinal boys basketball game 41-38 Wednesday night. 

The 11th-seeded Pirates trailed 10-7 after the opening stanza as Marcus Grube fired in eight points for the visiting Rams.

But Bluffton responded with a 13-4 second stanza to grab a 20-14 lead at intermission. Kyler Kinn canned two triples in the period for Bluffton, while Nic Essinger added one trey.

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