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Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival returns

Plans underway for the Saturday, Aug. 28 event
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 11, 2021 - 10:00am

FROM ADA ICON - Note: As events in Bluffton return this year, the Icon is posting those announcements on both Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon. The same goes with Ada events returning after a one-year absence. For returning events to be posted on both Icons, send details to: [email protected].

Here’s the latest on the Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, planned for Saturday, Aug. 28.

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 11, 2021 - 8:49am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Regional news
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Bluffton elementary school update

Extreme science, study of different animals, Bluffton history, diversity, reading challenges for starters
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 4:28pm

By Tim Closson
Bluffton elementary principal
This column is from the spring Bluffton school newsletter.
In February we had a virtual assembly “Extreme Science.”  We had some amazing demonstrations from a 700,000 Volt Van de Graff generator, vortex cannons, and a Tesla coil. This was provided by our PTO. 

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Softball and baseball squads shut out by Allen East

BHS baseball will face Elmwood in tournament
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 3:47pm

Youthful Bluffton will play at Elmwood Wednesday, May 19 in Div. III first round sectional baseball action. The Pirates (0-21, 0-7 NWC) were seeded 13th out of 13 teams, while Elmwood was 11th in the Elida district drawing Sunday. The winner will visit top seed Coldwater (15-5, 6-1 MAC) May 21 at 5 p.m. in the second round.  Eastwood was seeded second, while Allen East (18-8, 4-3 NWC) was seeded third.
 

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Pirate boys 3rd, girls 6th at 15-team Ada Invite 

Sophomore Ethan Bogart won the 300 hurdles • Senior Simon Derstine captured first in the 800 meters • Sophomore Brianna Tabler won the girls pole vault to pace BHS
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 3:31pm

Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Bluffton track and field team fared well at the annual 15-team Ada Invitational on a cool but sunny Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.

Carey captured first in the girls meet with 112.33 points. Spencerville finished second with 102.5, and Van Wert came in third (99). Bluffton came in sixth out of 14 teams with 39.33 points.

The boys meet was won handily by Van Wert with 133 points. Arlington nosed out Bluffton for second, 76 to 75. Kenton and Allen East tied for fourth with 72 points.

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Meanwhile in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2021 - 3:00pm

FROM ADA ICON - Damage from this weekends rain was not limited to Bluffton. Ada Icon photographer, Ken Collins, took these three photos on Sunday afternoon in rural Ada.

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