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Posted by Fred Steiner on November 23, 2010 - 10:32pm
In a few days...

Bluffton's Blaze of Lights is Saturday. For the complete schedule click. For parade line up click. For info on the parade marshals click here.

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Ohio gun season runs Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 23, 2010 - 5:19pm

Photo and story by Joshua D. Stallings, Icon intern

As you walk outside with a cup of coffee, a frosty breeze hits your face and chills go down your spine as the trek for the morning paper begins. The rising sun sits on the fence slowly melting the frost off the dying grass.

For some, the morning started long before the sun was up. And instead of slippers and a robe, these people are wearing blaze orange and camouflage. Fall in northwest Ohio brings another season with it: Whitetail deer season.

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Thelma M. (Welty) Bowersox 1927-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 23, 2010 - 12:52pm
Thelma Bowersox

Thelma M. (Welty) Bowersox, 83, of Bluffton, formerly of Mt. Cory, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at the Bridge Hospice Center in Blanchard Valley Hospital.

She was born on Aug. 24, 1927, in Pandora, Ohio, to the late Levi and Golda (Doty) Welty. On June 11, 1948, she married Robert Bowersox at St. John's Mennonite Church in Pandora and they recently celebrated 62 years of marriage.

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Obituaries
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2010 holiday postage shipping cut off dates listed

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 23, 2010 - 9:51am

The Bluffton post office has released 2010 holiday shipping cut off dates for overseas, military mail and domestic mail.

Please open the attachment at the bottom of this story to view the shipping dates.

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Regional news
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It's a BIG Blaze parade on Saturday - over 80 units!

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 23, 2010 - 6:42am

Saturday's Blaze of Lights parade will be one to remember. Over 80 units will make up the parade, according to Junior Weihrauch, parade coordinator. Weihrauch has been working on this year's parade since this summer.

The parade forms at 4 p.m. on Saturday at The Centre, 601 N. Main St. The parade starts at 5 p.m. and the route is south on Main Street through the business district where it disbands at College Avenue.

Here's the parade list as of Friday, Nov. 26:

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Regional news
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15 minutes with Bluffton University student Josh Stallings

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 23, 2010 - 5:58am
Josh Stallings, Bluffton University student

Fifteen Minutes with Josh Stallings, Bluffton University sophomore

Where are you from?
I'm from Attica. I'm a sophomore broadcast and journalism major.

Who was the first person from Bluffton who you met?
My roommate, Shawn Miller.

How many colleges did you visit in high school?
Three. Bluffton, Manchester and University of Toledo.

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