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"America is a Hankish ice cream cone," announces this parade float and an Icon article by the same name from 2013. Icon founder Fred Steiner estimated that this image dates to 1976. America 250 organizers in Bluffton have a July 4, 2026, parade on their calendar. Have you floated any fun ideas for this celebration? PHOTO FEEDBACK ▶︎

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From AdaIcon.com: Registration open for ONU Day of Dance

Saturday, Feb. 7 from 1-5 p.m. at Freed Center for the Performing Arts

Featuring classes taught by ONU dance faculty and guest artists for intermediate/advanced dancers in grades six through 12. Register HERE.

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Bluffton bowls in the Kenton Holiday Baker Tournament on December 23.

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS - The Bluffton High School boys bowling team finished a strong sixth at the prestigious 22nd annual Ohio High School Invitational Div. II “Kickoff Tournament” in Columbus on Saturday, December 6.

“It was great to be part of this invitational,” said Bluffton head bowling coach Ben Nye. “Being that schools are only invited if they made it to the district event last year is a nice reward for the boys' hard work last season.

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Bluffton hosts Ottawa-Glandorf and Wapakoneta on December 11

By Cort Reynolds

CELINA––The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim teams competed well at the 17-school Celina Sprints Invitational meet on Saturday, December 6. (Swim team roster and coaches listed below.)

The Pirates girls ended up a strong fourth, while the boys finished a very solid fifth at the tough event. 

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON–The Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost a 49-45 battle to visiting Ottoville in a non-league contest on Saturday, December 6.

Playing their first game in 12 days, the Pirate girls trailed 23-19 at halftime. Bluffton inched within 34-33 after fashioning a 14-11 third quarter.

But the Big Green won the final stanza 15-12 to hold on for the four-point victory.

The Pirates fell to 3-1 after suffering their first defeat. Traditional power Ottoville improved to 5-0 with the win.

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team battled but couldn’t overcome turnover problems in a 40-30 loss to visiting power Ottawa-Glandorf in a non-league contest on Friday, December 5.

A 13-0 run by O-G midway through the game broke open a close contest and paved the way to victory.

The visiting Titans took advantage of 23 Pirate turnovers, many of the live-ball variety, to convert key transition baskets.

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