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Out with the old...

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 12:13pm

Village employees Kyle Swank and Scott Phillips replace a water meter on East Elm Street. The village is replacing all its meters with new ones this summer. As the project progresses water customers will see a utility bill in a new format. The new meters reports gallons of water used instead of in cubic feet. Click here for more details.

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It's Wilderness Week at BFR summer camp

Still time to register your child for July 6-10 camp session
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 9:25am

Wilderness Week
Bluffton Family Recreation's summer camp theme
Monday to Friday, July 6 - July 10

Explore the outdoors with the BFR summer camp staff. Camper activities include fishing, campfire cooking and camp ground preparation. Crafts include paper plate fans, butterfly feeders and pine cone bird feeders.

Daily schedule:
7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Pre-camp
9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. - Traditional camp
3:30-5:30 p.m. - Post camp

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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July 6 public hearing on South Main Street request

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:50am

Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals will hold a public hearing Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m., in the town hall third floor community room.

The discussion centers on a resident at 356 S. Main St. request for a variance. The request is a dimensional variance from the required side yard and dwelling setback for the addition of a carport, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator. 

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Regional news
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Write a caption - winner receives Shannon Theatre passes

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:45am

Here's the Icon's Write a Caption Contest for this week. Send you entry to: Caption Contest, [email protected]. Entries made on Facebook will not be considered.

Entry deadline is 5 p.m., Thursday, July 9. Winner receives 4 passes to the Shannon Theatre.

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Iconoclast View
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Winning caption: Bumper to bumper coverage

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:11am

Jackie Youtsey is the winner of this week's Write a Caption contest. Her entry: "Bumper to Bumper coverage" was picked as the best caption from over 30 entries.

To enter next week's contest, write a caption for the photo below. Send your entry to: Caption Contest, [email protected]

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Iconoclast View
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Taking a bite out of history

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2020 - 5:01pm

One of the former Steinman Lumber Company buildings is being devoured by progress this week. The building in question was at one time used to construct window frames in the late 1930s. The building faced Railroad Street near Cherry.

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