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This map has one black dot for every person in Bluffton, and in the whole U.S. and Canada

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2013 - 6:00pm

Now, the internet is ripe with many cool things. We at the Icon thought this was pretty neat.

Brandon Martin-Anderson created a map that contains a dot for every single person counted in the last U.S. and Canadian censuses.  That means 341,817,095 dots. 

According to the site, he wanted "an image of human settlement patterns unmediated by proxies like city boundaries, arterial roads, state lines, etc."  So he wrote a computer program and fed in the information from the census.

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Regional news
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Indoor soccer, youth bball and Crew soccer camp registration underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2013 - 10:42pm

BFR Sports and Fitness has announced open registration for the following youth and adult activities:

Indoor Soccer

BFR Sports & Fitness is currently accepting registration for Session 3 of the indoor soccer league.

This session begins the week of January 6 and runs for 5 weeks plus a tournament. There are divisions for U8 players all the way through adults. Cost for this league is $440 per team. Deadline for registration is January 28 and all are reminded that divisions may fill early.

Call 419-358-4150 for more information.

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Peter Previte speaker at Bluffton Lions on Jan. 22

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2013 - 9:46pm

The next lunchtime meeting of the Bluffton Lions Club will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Maple Crest at noon. 

The featured speaker will be Peter Previte, professor of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University.  He will be speaking on the topic of a “Brief History of the Federal Food/Drug/Cosmetic Act”.  

In additonal business, the meeting will include the induction of some new members.  

If members have not already signed up for lunch, they may do so by emailing [email protected]

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OHSAA moving to seven-division football playoffs

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2013 - 9:33pm

The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday in Columbus for its regularly scheduled January meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at www.OHSAA.org.

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Sports
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Cheerleaders to host clinics, performance for girls

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2013 - 9:22pm

The Bluffton University cheerleaders will host two clinics for girls in grades 3-8, leading to a performance at a Bluffton men’s basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 9.

Participants will learn a chant, cheer and dance at the clinics, scheduled for 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and Thursday, Feb. 7, in Founders Hall. Cost is $25, which includes a t-shirt.

The performance will take place at halftime of the Feb. 9 basketball game against Hanover in the new Sommer Center. The game begins at 3 p.m.

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Bluffton University
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Lauren Yost is BHS Student of the Month for December

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 10, 2013 - 9:15pm

Lauren Yost is the final BHS Student of the Month for 2012.  Lauren is the daughter of Jason and Jennifer Yost of Bluffton.

Lauren has maintained a 4.000 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society.  She is a member of the BHS Latin, Drama and Math clubs and is a member of the D3 OMEA Honors Choir.  She participates in marching, concert, jazz and pep bands, is part of the BHS Strings program and sings in the BHS concert, chamber and show choirs.

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