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Eight area students were named to the spring dean's list at Ohio Northern University.

They are from Bluffton: Jeremiah Garmatter, Molly Meyer, Brittany Sommers, Phillilp Tatarkov and Matthew Spallinger.

From Cory-Rawson: Dylan Melton, Courtney Ritter and Cassie Thomas.

To be eligible, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

Look who the Icon ran into on Saturday at Shirley's birthday party. He even offered us some of his popcorn.

Without providing any names - because that could give it away - we'll hand out a half dozen Shannon Theatre passes to Icon viewers who can ID this guy and give viewers a good sentence or two about him. 

Depending upon the number of respoonses, we may hand out honorable mentions.

Either comment below or comment to: [email protected].

Bluffton in Bloom's garden of the month award to Nanci Mistovich

The Bluffton in Bloom committee presented the Garden of the Month Award for June to Nanci Mistovich. Nanci’s yard on Polo Drive includes dramatic rock displays, whimsical arrangements of found objects, and impressive sweeps of beautifully maintained plants and herbs.  

Garden of the Month winners receive a signed certificate of recognition from the mayor, as well as a $25 gift certificate and hanging basket of their choice from Stratton Greenhouses.

It's summer strings with Rachael Lewis

LOT OF PHOTOS AND A VIDEO BELOW!

Rachael Lewis enjoys fiddling. Just look at her license plate.

She also enjoys fiddling with Bluffton string musicians. And, no matter the season, she’ll pick up her bow.

One of her summer traditions is playing with students, just to keep them in tune, so to speak, with their instruments.

This summer is no different. String students meet in the school on Wednesdays by age group. Then, after lunch, things get serious, or light-hearted, depending upon your musical perspective.

Summer strings, 6 13 18

Five seniors were awarded scholarships by the Bluffton Lions Club this year. Those students attending the noon meeting of the Bluffton Lions Club are shown left to right:

Nathan Zuercher from Cory-Rawson High School; Karis Wilson, Sydney Hoff and Christian Groman from Bluffton High School. Chase Huffman from the Pandora-Gilboa School was not present at this meeting.

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio residents bring home the ribbons

PHOTOS BELOW -

Residents of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, won several awards at the LeadingAge Ohio District 3 Art and Writing Show.  The show was held at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, on June 6.

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