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Mother Nature's spring joke

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2021 - 4:05pm

Okay, Mother Nature, we get it. You let Jack Frost out to play, but forgot to call him in for supper. Wednesday's five inches or so of snow reminds us of our fragile environment. Despite it all, there's a strange beauty in a scene with white snow on red and pink flowering trees. Jamie Nygaard shares these photos with Icon viewers.

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Elementary book fair is virtual

Here are details on SMART Week and how to view elementary student art
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2021 - 3:56pm

Bluffton elementary school’s spring book fair is virtual this month. The fair begins on Monday, April 26, and continues through Sunday, May 9.

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Regional news
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University program provides summer reading endorsement pathway

The 4 mandatory classes will be offered during the months of June and July
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2021 - 3:27pm

Teachers seeking to advance their careers can fast-track their plans by enrolling in Bluffton University’s summer reading endorsement program.

Licensed teachers, who took a phonics class during their undergraduate studies, can add the reading endorsement to their teaching license by taking as few as four classes from Bluffton University during the summer of 2021.

The four mandatory classes will be offered during the months of June and July. The first set of online classes will take place from June 7-July 2 and the second set from July 5-31.

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Bluffton University
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So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2021 - 6:06am

So, you think you know Bluffton? This is at the entrance of Bluffton University on College Avenue.

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Bluffton University
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Possible snow up to 5 inches tonight

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 5:49pm

News alert: Snow expected. Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Localized amounts up to 5 inches are possible. Snow may mix with or transition to all rain at times early this evening.

That’s the announcement this afternoon from the National Weather Service as it issued  a wintery weather advisory in effect until 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 21.

The advisory is for northwestern Ohio, southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana.

Here is the specific description:

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Regional news
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Bluffton's railroads theme of Sunday lecture in Lima

Fred Steiner, featured speaker at the 113th annual membership meeting of the Allen County Historical Society
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 5:02pm

Fred Steiner, owner of Bluffton Icon, is the featured speaker at the 113th annual membership meeting of the Allen County Historical Society held at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 25, in Lima.

Steiner’s presentation is on the Western Ohio Railway, an electric interurban that passed through Main Street in Bluffton from 1906 to 1932.

His presentation title is “115 years ahead of its time, or what are those rails doing under Main Street?”

The talk will include dozens of photos of the interurban in Bluffton and stories about how it impacted the village.

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