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Ronald K. "Ron" Chidester, 78, of Millbury, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital. Ron was born on Oct. 6, 1938, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Kenneth and Pauline (Eikenbury) Chidester. He married Glenna Myer on Oct. 5, 1957. Ron served  in the United States Navy.

Ron was  a lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association.

Ron graduated from The Ohio State University.

Basil and Rosemary and family watched from Abbey of Gesthsemani, Kentucky

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While most Bluffton solar eclipse watchers witnessed an 85 percent eclipse on Aug. 21 the Basil and Rosemary Meyer family experienced the “real thing.”

CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY -

According to Tonya Meyer, seven of the nine adult Meyer children plus all 12 Meyer grandchildren experienced the eclipse while staying at the Abbey of Gesthsemani in Kentucky.

The Meyer’s son, Matt, (Brother Matthias) is at the abbey.

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Bluffton's school board voted on Monday to purchase the Heath Mikesell and Heather Rutan property located on the corner of Lawn Avenue and Vine Street. The price for the property is $135,000. The intention is to raze the structure and create additional green playground space. In June the board voted to purchase the brick house between the school and Mikesell property.

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David L. Ernest, 71, died Aug. 19, 2017, at the Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida.  David was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Findlay to the late Delmer and Juanita (Gearing) Ernest. On Feb. 25, 1967 he married Nancy Cupples Ernest and she survives.

It's a concert on the lawn

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Ice cream, a warm summer evening, music and friends.

What else is there?

LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW

5 Myles High, a Bluffton-based jazz combo featuring a trumpet, bass, vocals, piano and drums, performed during this year’s Mennonite Memorial Home concert on the lawn ice cream social.

The social was Sunday, Aug. 20, on the back lawn of the Mennonite Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

Members of the group are Myles Bowers, trumpet, Sean McNeal, percussion, Krysti Schhey, piano and vocals, and Philip Schey, bass and vocals.

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FROM ADA ICON - Former Ada resident Mary Howard sent the Icon this photo of yesterday's solar eclipse with the following explanation: I live in Worland, Wyoming, but am originally from Ada.

I watched the eclipse at Gooseberry Badlands between Worland and Meeteetse, Wyoming.  Buddy (my dog) and I sat up in the parking lot of the Badland's scenic area. The traffic was crazy to try and go anywhere else.

The starlings came out and the crickets started chirping as I was sitting there.

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