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20 minutes and 20 seconds tonight for the class of 2020

Harmon Field and Steinmet Field lights go on – with many other HS stadium light across the state
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2020 - 1:52pm

2020 high school seniors throughout the county have spent the last few weeks of their high school education away from teachers, classroooms and friends.

To show support for all seniors in Ohio, many schools across the state will light up their stadium for seniors.

The Icon understands that all stadium lights in the Northwest Conference, including Harmon Field and Steinmetz Field lights, will turn on for 20 minutes and 20 seconds at 8:20 p.m. tonight (Monday, April 20, 2020).

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Bluffton College Student Senate 1977-78

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2020 - 1:24pm

Members of the Bluffton College Student Senate during the 1977-78 school year. 

Front from left, Kent Yoder, Mary Forney, Steve Steiner, Scott Smith.

Second row from left, Kim Barber, Ricky Fricke, J.P. Porzelius, Joy Ramseyer, Curt Roeschley, Randy Keeler.

Third row from left, Cathy Aleshire, Beth Gundy, Kate Gundy, Craig Guerra, Ron Moyer, Greg Gundy, John Wackler.

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Historical Bluffton
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Take a tip from the Icons and Ohio News Media Assn.

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2020 - 1:04pm

This tip is provided by the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon and the Ohio News Media Association,

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Write a caption for this photo - winning entry gets a Padrone's Pizza

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2020 - 11:46am

Last week's freak snowfall resulted in this snowperson appearing on the front lawn of 477 Cherry Street, Bluffton.

The Icon will accept entries in our "write a caption for this photo." Send your caption to: [email protected].

The deadline is 5 p.m., Saturday, April 25. All entries must be emailed. The winning caption receives a 1-item 14-inch Padrone's Pizza for pick up.

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Icon viewers drink their coffee black

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2020 - 10:48am

Black coffee is the preferred way to drink coffee, so says coffee drinkers who took the Icon's coffee poll last week.

To take this week's poll, which asks if you've voted – and how you voted – in the Ohio primary election, click here. You may also take the poll by going to the bottom right side of the home page.

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Esther Lobdell 1919 - 2020

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2020 - 9:24am

Esther Arlene Helberg Lobdell, 100, formerly of Bluffton, died on April 10, 2020.

She was born June 2, 1919, in Bowling Green, Ohio, to the late George R. Helberg and Gertrude Farmer Helberg.

She had been a resident of Mineola, Texas, for 40 years, formerly living in Bluffton, Ohio. She worked as a realtor and housewife. She was a member United Methodist Women and an Eastern Star for over 60 years in Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vern A. Lobdell, in 1999. She also lost 7 sisters, 3 brothers, and one grandchild, Philip Lobdell.

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