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Over 150 persons took advantage of an Italian cuisine night on Vine Street Saturday evening. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce held the second of three Taste of Summer events. Click for a video.

The Bluffton Sardines finished sixth in the eight-team Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) meet held July 13-14 at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
Team results follow:
1 - Westside 2,443
2 - Wapakoneta 1,958
3 - Ada Lost Creek 1,948
4 - Shawnee Country Club 1,685
5 - Sherwood 1,278
6 - Bluffton 1,025
7 - Van Wert 1,001
8 - Kenton 705.5
For individual Bluffton results open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

The St. John's United Church of Christ July newsletter is now available to Icon viewers.
It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

The Bluffton High School class of 1957 held its 55th class reunion in the Bluffton town hall on July 14.
3rd Row: Larry Moser, Marvin Diller, Dan Gleason, Ron Geiser, Gary Lora, Rich Garmatter, Jake Basinger, Paul Jorg, Bill Herr
2nd Row: John Murray, Judy (Tschantz) Koepke, Linda (Core) Kramer, Nan (Schmidt) Knee, Jane (Badertscher) Walter, Christine (Geiger) Shumaker, David Shumaker
1st Row: Don Badertscher, Judy (Schiffke) Hauenstein, Raeleen (Bucher) Greenawalt, Eva (Galloway) Pickett, Ruth (Augsburger) Koontz, Margie (Gerber) Closson, Arlene (Balmer) Geiser.

Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS chief provided The Icon with the June EMS runs:

Clyde Hartman

Clyde W. Hartman, 88, of Bluffton died at 6:15 p.m. July 14, 2012, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Jan. 17, 1924, in Orange Township to Wilbur and Alberta Basinger Hartman. On June 1, 1947 he married Mary Alice Ream and she survives.

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