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Valentine's Week generally projects images of snow and winter coats. Not so the Valentine's Week of 2017. Here's a common sight in Bluffton this month. It's a biker on a dry sidewalk with no snow in sight. This scene in on the university campus near Riley Court.

Gardeners of Bluffton and Pandora Area offer several programs

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Like many Icon viewers, Victoria Zeits of the Gardeners of Bluffton and Pandora says that the crazy winter weather makes her feeel that either winter has yet to begin or she  should instead be watching for spring bulbs to start blooming.

She says that she's visited her herb garden and observed 14 green things coming up that should be under a couple inches of snow.

Despite the weather, there are several opportunities for gardeners to get moving in anticipation of spring.

She was a Pandora-Gilboa graduate

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Beverly Steiner, 82,  died Feb. 15, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.

Beverly was born April 22, 1934, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Albert and Irene (Cherry) Schutz who preceded her in death. On July 6, 1957, she married Ralph Steiner who preceded her in death on Nov. 3, 2016.

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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 10.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for youth 10 and under.
 
Here's the menu: All the fish you can eat.  Potato Salad, Calico Beans, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Cranberry Salad, Taco Salad, Broccoli Salad, Mixed Fruit, Layer Salad, Perfection Salad, Macaroni Salad, Apple Salad, Green Bean Casserole, Hot Cheese Potatoes, Pickled Eggs, Macaroni and Cheese, Cherry Dessert, Cakes, Cookies, Pie

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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  seeking public comments regarding a project in Allen County.

Concrete Pavement and Ramp Repairs – This project proposes to make repairs to concrete pavement sections and ramps at the state Route 696 and U.S. Route 30 interchange approximately 0.5 miles east of the village of Beaverdam.

University alumni speak at Forum

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Five Bluffton alumni will share their careers paths upon completing their liberal arts education during the 11 a.m. Forum in Bluffton’s Stutzman Lecture Hall located in Centennial Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

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