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Carlton McCree Cole, 93, of Alvada passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015 at Birchaven Village, Findlay. He was born on January 4, 1922, to the late Carl M. and Hazel F. (Peters) Cole in Biglick Twp. Carlton married Esther C. Walter on January 7, 1942, and she survives after sharing 73 1/2 years together.

The Bluffton Family Recreation tennis tournament rained out on June 27 is rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1.

The tournament includes singles play for high school players and doubles open for all age groups. The tournament includes double-elimination brackets.

Matches are played at the Howe Tennis Courts on East College Avenue and the Bluffton University courts on Rosenberger Drive.

Trophies will be awarded to the top two doubles players and in the top three singles players.

Become part of the mystery and solve the crime in "Suspect Hollywood," Ebenezer Mennonite's mystery dinner theatre August 7-9.

"You’ll be part of an open casting call - along with some “famous” (and not so famous) actors and actresses who are auditioning for a new movie entitled Peril of the Prodigal Son," said Kevin Gratz, director. "The director has made unrealistic promises to most of these potential cast members and financiers. But can he keep those promises? How will they react to his betrayal? Will you solve the crime and be deemed 'Expert Sleuth'"? 

Here's a Bluffton story that we bet you've never heard. Tobi Meyer sent it to the Icon.

It involves a 1940 Ford dump truck and Richard Benroth, Charles Hammer and Charles Hankish.

Interested? Read on. Here's what Tobi shared with the Icon. Open the attachment to read the story.

"My mom has a small magazine that belonged to my dad, Charles Hammer, who died in March.

Xander Glenn, 6, jumps into the arms of Misha Groman during swim lessons at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Xander, son of Kate and Rob Glenn of Lima, is the grandson of Fred and Pat Rodabaugh.

Katie Hohenbrink’s Red, White and Blueberry Pie
This pie was second place at the Bluffton Relay for Pie pie-baking contest.

1 prebaked pie crust

Fruit filling:
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ cups water
¼ cup plus 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
4 Tablespoons plus 1 ½ teaspoons strawberry gelatin
1 pint fresh blueberries
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 pint fresh strawberries

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