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The Bluffton High School class of 1945 will hold its 72nd class reunion at noon, Saturday, July 29, at Maple Crest, according to Gordon Bixel.

At 3rd annual Ada VFW event

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FROM ADA ICON - Several Bluffton area classic and muscle car owners displayed their vehicles on Saturday at the Ada VFW Post 9381 third annual car show.

Here are some of the cars on display. (Photos by Monty Siekerman)

• Larry Dudgeon, Bluffton, 1991 Ford Mustang SSP, once a Florida State Trooper vehicle.

• Joe Tschuor, Bluffton, 1965 Pontiac GTO.

Wait...did I pay for this?

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WATCH FOR OUR NEXT PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST COMING SOON!

Wow! In just a day and a half The Icon experienced the most-ever responses to a contest. The story reached 8,766 on Icon's Facebook!

This means that:
1 - Derek Dukes is a popular guy
2 - Shannon Theatre tickets are a hot item
3 - Or, mid-July is pretty slow and this contest struck a creative vein among viewers.
4 - All of the above

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Bluffton Lions have been busy this summer. The next meeting is at noon, Tuesday, Aug. 1, in the Bluffton town hall.

The July Lions newsletter is attached.

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The SHANNON Service Club is recognizing this year’s Main Street flag project sponsors, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club.

The list of flag sponsors is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

 

Bluffton author ties interest in running and profession in creative writing and creates a novel

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When two elite runners are stranded with their child in the Canadian wilderness, one of them laces up his trail shoes.

That’s the teaser line of Dave Essinger’s novel “Running Out.”

Essinger is a runner. He is teaches creative writing at the University of Findlay. His first-ever published novel was released in June.

The Icon recently chatted with the Bluffton author about the book and his thoughts on writing. Here is part of the interview:

Icon: First, tell us about you and running.

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