August 2011

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Fall U6 soccer intramurals registrations are available now at BFR The season runsSept. 13 through Oct. 13 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Cost is $30 for non-members $15 for members. Registration deadline is Sept. 5. For more information go to www.bfronline.com or contact 419-358-4150

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BFR's Labor Day 5k Run/ Walk is Saturday, Sept. 3. The entry fee is $15. The event also featured a one-mile fun run and a Pump and Run Challenge. Race begins at 9 a.m. More information at www.bfronline.com or contact at 419-358-4150.

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A back to school music and movie night is planned at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera, on Friday, Aug. 19.

It will be held on the soccer field with popcorn, lemonade and tea provided. Music played and performed by Trinity members will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the movie "Tangled" will be shown on a large screen at dusk, around 8:30 p.m.

Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on. Everything is free and everyone is welcome. More information is at tlcjenera.org

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BHS Football Moms Meeting - Monday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall (basement) of Bluffton First United Methodist Church (dark brick church across the street from Bluffton Elementary School).

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Women's Entrepreneurial Network (WEN) - open to women and men - will meet at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15, in Jeanne's Kitchen, 112 Vine St., Bluffton.

Linda Everhardt-Kardux, president of the organization, said that the meeting is open to all business owners, sole proprietors, sales people, people thinking about starting a business and people looking for a career change.

"The network is all about helping each other's businesses grow through monthly meetings," she said.

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Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day.

Mennonite Memorial Home has cancelled this evening's ice cream social Concert on the Lawn with the Pantasia band from Findlay High School.

The rain of last night, which is continuing today, is the culprit, according to Julie Stratton.

Watch The Icon for a rescheduled date.

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US Banker (also known as American Banker) magazine has listed Pandora Bancshares, Inc., the Pandora-based single-bank holding company of First National Bank of Pandora among the Top 200 community banks and thrifts in the United States with less than $2 billion of assets at Dec. 31, 2010.

Pandora ranked 186th nationally. First National Bank of Pandora is one of just 17 Ohio banks that made the annual Top 200 list published in the magazine's June 2011 edition.

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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, the Bluffton Public Library's amateur photo exhibit is worth hundreds of thousands of words.

I honestly thought I was in a modern art photo gallery. That was my immediate impression when stepping into the Bluffton Public Library this week.

On exibit are over 100 photos by amatuer photographers. The Icon encourages viewers to visit this impressive exhibit.

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The Bethel Church of Christ will host a Bluffton Block Party on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 5-8 p.m. at the Riley Creek Mercantile parking lot located at 246 Cherry St.

There will be live music, food and activities for the kids. The community is invited to bring lawn chairs and join us for an evening of family entertainment.

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Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., invites the public to its annual community "Concert on the Lawn", Sunday, Aug. 14, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

"Come and enjoy the Caribbean music of Pantasia steel drum band from Findlay High School. Since its inception in the spring of 1997, Pantasia has garnered an impressive reputation as an educational and entertaining instrumental music ensemble," said Julie Stratton of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

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