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Mary Schechter, who turns 90 in September, will receive a life membership to the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association during the Monday, Sept. 9, Association dinner.

Ann Stratton will present an antique show and tell program following the meal. Persons attending may bring an item to be appraised by Stratton.

Tickets to the dinner are $7 and must be purchased by Wednesday, Sept. 4. Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church will cater the meal.

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Here are Allen County Junior Fair results from the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club. The Icon welcomes other Bluffton clubs to send us fair results.

Cierra Ackerman
Canning & Freezing – A, Second Place
How Does Your Garden Grow – A, Second Place
Vegetable Gardening 1 – A, First Place

Julie Althaus
Market Hog – A, A, Outstanding Swine Livestock Interview

Sierra Amstutz
Market Hog – A, A, Third Place Duroc

Elizabeth Bourassa
Scrapbooking – A

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Elita Smith, a student at Ohio Northern University from Bluffton, spent her summer "vacation" working on a service project in Papua New Guinea.

Every year Wycliffe Bible Translators' Go Experience Translation (GET) Global program sends high school and college students from around the world to lend a hand in mission work.

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Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton, invites the public to its annual community “Concert on the Lawn,” at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18.


Free musical entertainment is by the Al Best Band of Columbus Grove. They will perform music for persons of all ages.

Persons attending are invited to bring a lawn chair. Free ice cream sundaes will be available throughout the evening.

 

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15 minutes with Catherine York Kingsley Westerman

I go by “Cat” to most people nowadays although I was most definitely “Catherine” in high school.

When did you graduate from Bluffton High School?

1997

Bring us up to date. Where have you've been since graduating from BHS?

I have been quite a few places since BHS. To keep it brief, I’ll list them:

1. North Manchester, Indiana—1997-2002—I earned my B.S. from Manchester College (now University), including study abroad in Athens, Greece.

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Officers of the Bluffton Elementary PTO for 2013-14 have been named. Those officers follow: 
President:  Melissa Knauss
Vice President:  Allison Mittendorf
Treasurer:  Rhonda Hohenbrink
Secretary:  Amy Kupferer
Volunteer Coordinator (COSI, Field Day, Picture Day): Sara Bassett
Volunteer Coordinator for Book Fairs:  Crystal Camper
Bakery Bingo Co-Coordinators: Melissa Knauss
Boxtop Coordinators:  Sarah Lehman & Kendra Nickel
Meal Coordinator:  Ravonn Kaufmann

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