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Edie Reichenbach, 1175 Township Road 28, Bluffton, wrote the winner caption to Icon’s “write a caption to this photo contest.”

The photo shows Roger Edwards, president of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, holding bags of senior citizen peanut brittle.

The winning caption reads: “Why, of course, officer, I was just heading over to pay for these.”

She wins two tickets to the Saturday, March 10, murder mystery dinner theatre at The Centre, which features “Revenge of Frankenstein.”

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Former Bluffton resident Betty R. Steiner died Feb. 27, 2018. She was born on Dec. 2, 1925, in Vaughnsville, Ohio, to Annabelle (Clawson) and Clarence Kohli. On April 5, 1947 she married Evan Steiner. He died on Feb. 19, 2017; just a few weeks from their 70th wedding anniversary.

Her children are: Carol (Tom) Bell, Westerville, Ohio/ Hobe Sound, Fla.; Greg (Chris), Hobe Sound, Fla./ Indian River, Mich.; Bob (Patsy), Hobe Sound, Fla./Highlands, N.C. She has eight grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.

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F. Michael Giovinazzo, 84, died at 3:05 a.m., March 5, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Lima. Mike was born May 8, 1933, in Lima to the late Dominic and Teresa (D'anna) Giovinazzo.  He was a brother to Frank, Jim, Angie Adams, Teresa Swarner and Nick Giovinazzo, who preceded him in death.

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Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8374 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold a fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 9. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for youth 10 and under

All are invited to this healing service

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First Mennonite Church invites all to attend their Lenten Evening Song and Prayer at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 in the fellowship hall.

Similar in many ways to the traditional British Evensong, FMC's service is a contemplative time of worship at the end of the day and will focus on healing. During the service, participants will pause, pray, sing, and offer a few rituals to enter into this service of healing and hope. Oil, candles, and water will be available. Those attending may participate as little or much as they desire.

Childcare will be provided.

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Here are two photos of a Main Street bridge over Riley Creek - earlier than the present bridge in that location. Both photos are in the book "The Bluffton We Never Knew."

Bluffton pioneer photographer Will Triplett took the two photos in 1895 at the opening of this bridge crossing the Riley on Main Street. A note written on the envelope holding the negative reads “Bridge on Indian Trail.” This confirms the story that Main Street was originally a trail created by Native Americans.

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