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Do you have a budding engineer in your family? If so, join the Bluffton Public Library for exciting STEM engineering challenges one Thursday evening each month at 6:00 p.m.

As a family unit, design, test, and modify your own creations.

Meet downstairs in the large activity room on March 19 and April 23. No registration required.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

With a nod to America 250 celebrations, the Bluffton Icon presents a timeline of local history nestled within those decades. We begin here with the 1800s when surveyors and settlers first called the area Deer Creek, Crogan's Corners, Shannon and, finally, Bluffton.

1800s Bluffton History Timeline, Part One

By Paula Pyzik Scott
Ada Icon editor

On March 15, 2012, The Ada Icon introduced itself with this article: Hello, Ada, we're the newest guy on the block. The Icon introduced free daily news supported by local advertisers, with no subscription, no login and no article limit.

In 2026, I'm looking to "put more Ada in the Icon." The Icon needs freelance writers and photographers who live in Ada or have a strong relationship with the community.

MEDIA RELEASE__On Wednesday, March 18, a special midweek Lent service will begin at 7:00  p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera.

Pastor Kurtis Freimuth of Peace Lutheran Church, Deshler, will be the guest pastor. His sermon, based on Zechariah 8:14-17 is titled "The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth."

Hymns are: "Jesus, Refuge of the Weary, He Stood Before the Court and All Praise to Thee, My God This Night."

MEDIA RELEASE__A Spring Fling Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.  at Serenity Spring Senior Living, 200 Powell Drive, Arlington, OH.

Admission is free.

By Tonya DeVaul, APRN-CNP
Gastroenterology Associates of Northwest Ohio

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The encouraging news? Many cases can be prevented—or caught early when treatment is most effective. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when we combine smart lifestyle choices with appropriate screening.

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