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and chicken barbecue or shrimp for dinner - it's Friday at the middle school

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PLEASE ENJOY THE PHOTOS OF VARIOUS PERFORMERS ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY -

Tickets remain on sale for the Friday, March 16, Bluffton Music Boosters ichicken barbecue and shrimp dinner.

Serving is in the Bluffton middle school cafetorium with musical performances in the middle school gymnasium beginning at 4 p.m.

Musical directors are: Alice Basinger, Rachael Lewis, Dave Sycks and Kara Zink.

BFR registrations due by March 18

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Several Bluffton Family Recreation classes have registration deadlines coming up on Sunday, March 18, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR director.

These include:

Youth Flag Football
April 7 - May 12 Saturday Mornings
6-12 year old boys and girls
$75 Nonmember/$40 Member

U-6 Soccer
April 3 - May 10 Tuesdays and Thursdays
4-6 year old boys and girls
$60 Non-Members/$30 Members

Town Hall Concert Series

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Bluffton native Micah Sommersmith is the next performing on the Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series, according to Jeff Yoder.

The performance is at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, in the third floor of the town hall. It is free and open to the public.

Born and raised in Bluffton, Micah Sommersmith has slowly made his way across the midwest, currently living in Wisconsin after stops in Indiana and Illinois.

Along the way, he has developed a unique songwriting voice, drawing on diverse musical influences from folk to hip hop to classical.

112 Vine Street - formerly Jeanne's Kitchen

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There’s a new restaurant in Bluffton. It opens night is Saturday. And, for opening night, you’ll need a reservation.

Bystillwaters Bistro, formerly Jeanne’s Kitchen, reopens with Heather Cox as the new owner. Here’s what you may expect on opening night:

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish menu is the specialty of the evening.

Two servings times are planned on opening night:
(For reservations for either sitting call 419-296-5008.)
• 4:30 to 6 p.m. and,
• 6:30 to 9 p.m.

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Several dozen Bluffton High School students (not all shown in this photo) walked out of classes at 10 a.m. March 14 as participants in the nationwide walkout to honor the 17 students and faculty who died when a 19-year-old former student  opened fire, according to UPI News, with an AR-15 assault rifle on the Parkland school in Florida.

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1 – 2 – 3 – family!!! ... the Rockets come out of the huddle onto the court.

The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Mohawk 50-31 in the Division IV regional semi-finals on Tuesday evening in Bowling Green State University's arena.

On Friday the Rockets face Crestview at BGSU. The winner advances to Columbus next weekend.

The Icon took photos of Tuesday's game and Icon viewers may open the attachmebnts to view the action. Watch the Icon over the weekend for photos of the Rockets vs. Knights in the regional finals.

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