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The Icon's January coloring page is for those of us who are "Dreaming of Snow." Print and color HERE

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By Sherrie Schreck, RRT
Pulmonary Rehab, Blanchard Valley Hospital

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Cheryl S. Martin, 76, of Ottawa passed away January 13, 2023 at Putnam Heritage Assisted Living in Ottawa. 

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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By Cort Reynolds

Playing at home, the Bluffton High School girls basketball team gave league-leading Leipsic all it could handle before losing 51-49 in a Northwest Conference battle Thursday evening.

Bluffton fell to 9-5 overall and 1-3 in the NWC with their first home loss in eight games. The Viking girls improved to 14-1 and 5-0 in the NWC to stay a half-game ahead of 4-0 Delphos Jefferson atop the league standings.

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Bluffton Family Recreation will be holding a Daddy Daughter Dance this February 25 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

The '80s-themed dance, called “Be Rad with Dad,” will include “music, pictures, neon and games.” Photographs will be taken by Picture Me This Photography, LLC and Xtrasound will be providing DJ services.

Tickets for BFR members are $20 and non-members are $40, with dads/grownups included in the fee.

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Pirate records continue to fall

The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim teams finished strong at Ottawa Glandorf on Monday night, Jan. 9. The boys finished first and the girls finished second. Teams from Kalida, McComb, Miller City, Ottawa Glandorf, Pandora-Gilboa, Saint Marys Memorial and Van Wert High School competed.

The boys were followed by Saint Marys Memorial and Ottawa Glandorf. The girls finished second with Ottawa Glandorf taking first and Saint Marys taking third.

Freshman Jenna Downey reset her 100 backstroke record with a new time of 1:07:21.

The teams also competed in a double dual at Napoleon on January 3, 2023 against Napoleon and Whitehouse Anthony Wayne. The boys finished first against Anthony Wayne and second to Napoleon. The girls finished second to Anthony Wayne and second to Napoleon.

Two records were set at this meet:

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