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Stop and enjoy the petunias

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2015 - 6:27pm

It's one of those things we take for granted. All thoses petunias blooming on Main Street. The annual summer project by Stratton Greenhouses is one of things that makes downtown Bluffton come alive.

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Hilty cruise-in brings back memories for Pandora native

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2015 - 6:10pm

On July 4, 1936, 79 years ago, Anna Bogart went on a car ride that would change her life.

Today, Anna is a resident at Hilty Home in Pandora, the town where she was born. Before returning to Pandora, she made a life for herself as a nurse, was married and raised two daughters. 

But many of her most cherished memories can be traced back to that single July night when she went on her first date with Gordon Bogart. 

Two weeks ago  Anna was invited by a Hilty Home staff member to enjoy the cruise-In taking place in the Hilty Home  front parking lot. 

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People
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Annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale means shopping opportunities for garage sale fans

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2015 - 5:18pm

This weekend is garage sale heaven. The 2015 Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale offers 26 garage sales in the Village of Ada and the surrounding countryside.

The Icon provides maps and addresses of the 26 sales in attachments below.

The printer-friendly attachments include:
• Two lists of garage sale addresses
• Map of Village of Ada pinpointing garage sale locations
• Map of rural Ada pinpointing garage sale locations

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Regional news
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Shizuo Tachibana to speak at First Mennonite Church

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on August 12, 2015 - 4:16pm

Shizuo Tachibana of Japan will speak about the effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Shizuo will share stories of hibakusha, survivors of the A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Now a teacher at Ha private preschool based on the Steiner method, Shizuo was the first member of the Hiroshima Mennonite Church.

First Mennonite is located at 101 S. Jackson St.

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Worship
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15 with Kory Enneking...his poltergeist potential, impact of hobbies, joys of living by the beach

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 11, 2015 - 6:11pm

By Sophia Marcum

I interviewed Kory about his hopes for the future…and a few other topics. Read on to learn more about this saltwater connoisseur. 

What year did you graduate from BHS?
I graduated in 2013.

Where are you attending school now and what are you studying?
I am attending University of North Carolina Wilmington and double majoring in Marine Biology and Environmental Science

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People
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Shannon Cemetery Commission begins its task: Looking for ways to proceed

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 11, 2015 - 5:53pm

As generation of Bluffton residents watched without acting, over the decades the Shannon Cemetery fell into disrepair.

Tombstones were broken. Several disappeared. Others were tossed into the creek bank while fallen trees knocked over additional stones. Well-meaning persons apparently replaced some stones in wrong locations.

Efforts to fix what damage was done over those decades began a few years ago as Dick Boehr took the project on. His cemetery proposal has previously been posted in the Icon.

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Regional news
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