September 2016

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The Bluffton High School boys' soccer team fielded 6 different scorers against the Lincolnview Lancers at Lincolnview earlier this week. Bluffton held the Lancers to one shot on goal while taking 17 shots on goal themselves.

BHS won 6-0.
 
Scores were made by Trevor Bunch at 3 minutes; Douglas Nester scored at the 8:30 minute; and Eli Bourassa netted a goal at 9:00 minutes. All of the first three goals were assists by Luke Young.

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Our new weekly feature “Poetic License” highlights interesting license plates in the Icon viewership area. This plate was photographed in the Ada school parking lot.

RSVP to attend this Sept. 29 event

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There is a lot of talk about saving enough money by the time of retirement to continue the lifestyle you know.

What is discussed far less is the need for health care in retirement and the costs that come with it. First National Bank will host a free Health Care Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 29. The event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1050 Interstate Drive, Findlay from 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

Schedule change for U8-U10 girls

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Team registration is underway for fall indoor BFR soccer competition. Session I is from Nov. 6 to Dec. 17. The deadline to register is Oct. 28. The team fee is $460.

One scheduling adjustment is in this fall's indoor soccer program: The time and day of U8-U10 girls's soccer moved from Wednesday to Monday nights. The time will be from 7-9 p.m.

Divisions and schedules
Division  - Match day and times

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Here is a photo of the Bluffton fifth grade class taught by Sylvia Biederman in 1931-32.

Some of the students are identified:

Bottom row from left, Walt King, Ralph Matter,___, Lora Schultz, Betty Lewis, Junior Holden, Ivan Agin, Jack Clark, _____ John Lloyd.

Second row from left, Jason Triplehorn, ______, Elias Augsburger, _____, _____, _____, Brooks Root, Marcile Lora, Zietella Gettles.

Third row from left, Sylvia Biederman (teacher), Dick Pannabecker, Bob Luginbuhl, Wade Huber, Sam M______,LaVerne Huber, Wilma Nonnamaker, Betty Lape, Magdalene Oyer, _____.

29th among 79 comparable institutions in 12 Midwest states

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Bluffton University remains in the top tier of Midwest “regional colleges” in U.S. News & World Report rankings.
 
The 2017 edition of the magazine’s Best Colleges guidebook ranks Bluffton 29th among 79 comparable institutions in 12 Midwest states. Now listed in the U.S. News rankings for 19 consecutive years, Bluffton has consistently been ranked in the top tier of Midwest colleges.
 

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There's a new Facebook page in town and the Icon invites viewers to "like" it.

Created by Paula Scott, the page's purpose is to share ideas and experiences concering: Share the Road - Bluffton, Ohio.

Scott says that the intent of the Facebook is to promote pedestrian safety, particularly at the intersection of Main and College.

Here's the Facebook link - CLICK HERE.

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Margaret Carr, lifelong Bluffton resident, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Friday, Sept. 16.

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Richard H. and Mary Ann Jordan will soon observe 60 years of marriage. They were wed on Sept. 16, 1956, in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Ada, by the Rev. L.H. Wyandt.
 
The Jordans are parents of two sons, R. Timothy D. Jordan of Clarksville, Tenn., and Nathaniel W. T. (Jenni) Jordan of Bluffton, and two daughters, Amy R. King and Bethany G. (Jon) Theis, also of here.
 
Their grandchildren are Jordan, Ashleigh, and Kaity Beth King, Benjamin and Lindsay Theis, and Grant and Matthew Jordan, all of Bluffton, and Dylan Badertscher of Clarksville, Tenn.
 

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Bluffton High School boys' soccer team was ranked 3rd in Division III in the Sept. 9 northwest Ohio soccer coaches poll.

1 - Archbold 4-0-1
2 - Lake 6-0-0
3 - Bluffton 4-1-0
4 - Eastwood 5-1-0
5 - Ottawa Hills 5-2-1
6 - Van Buren 5-2-0
7 - Swanton 5-0-0
8 - Pettisville 3-2-1
9 - Continental 5-1-0
10 - Lima Central Catholic 4-2-0

 

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