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Art students in Bluffton's seventh grade created this "group grid" drawing of Vincent Van Gogh, according to Nicole Anderson, middle school art teacher.

"Each student received a small piece of a painting by Van Gogh," she said. "The goal was to duplicate and enlarge the smaller piece using oil pastels."

The students put their pieces back together in order to come up with the large composite, on display in the hallway of the middle school art department. The image is a copy of Van Gogh's "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. It was created in January of 1889.

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Fifty-six years ago this month Bluffton High School boy's basketball team reigned as the 1955-56 non-county tournament champions. This photo was taken in the old Celina fieldhouse.

Front row, from left, Bill Herr, Marvin Diller, Jim "Spike" Berry, Jack Fields, Joe Urich, Ron Lora and Jim Fisher.

Back row from left, Dan Gleason, Ron Geiser, Don Alspach, Ralph Reichenbach, Ramon Lewis, Dave Shoemaker, Don Badertscher (manager).

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In anticipation of the trip to Hawaii later this year, the Bluffton Senior Center will host a Hawaiian meal at 5 p.m., Saturday, March 24, according to Tonya Meyers, director.

The meal will include ham with pineapple, sweet potatoes, peas, fruit salad, pineapple up-side-down cake and drinks and will be catered by Schnipke Inn, Ottawa.

There will be a presentation on the Hawaiian trip, including pictures of places that will be seen on the tour. One of the speakers is coming from Hawaii to make the presentation.

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The fourth Lenten service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 14. Pastor Al Schmitzer will speak on "Glory Be to Jesus" and the choir will sing "We Will Glorify." A light supper will be served at 5:30 p.m.

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Stats: http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/baseball/2012/03-08-bb.htm

Baldwin-Wallace put together five hits in the fifth inning en route to the only three runs the Jackets scored in a 3-1 victory over the Beavers on Thursday, March 8, 2012. The Bluffton University baseball team slipped to 2-6 overall, while B-W improved to 7-2 on the season.

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Dick and Betty Cookson with some of this year's prizes

March 17 marks the 30th anniversary of the pancake and sausage benefit shared between the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center and Bluffton Lions.

Tonya Meyers of the Senior Center provided The Icon with some interested background on the event.

Betty Cookson was the director of the Bluffton Senior Citizens' Center in 1983 during the first Pancake and Sausage Benefit put on by the Bluffton Senior Center and the Bluffton Lions Club.

"John Gilbert, president of the Lions Club, came and asked if we would consider having a pancake day with the Lions, but in our building.

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