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For youth ages 5 to 14 at BFR

Columbus Crew Soccer Club will hold one of its winter camps at Bluffton Family Recreation in January.

The one-day camp is Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. to noon. It is open to youth ages 5 to 14. Registration is $75 per youth.

Camps will focus on player development through a core foundation of soccer skills and a challenging learning environment.  A wide range of technical training will be included such as dribbling, passing, controlling and finishing.

Pirate and Beaver winter sports fans can now check schedules on the Icon for their favorite team.

The Icon's sports calendar lists games by the month. To view December's schedules CLICK HERE or place your curser over the "Calendar" listing on the black scroll bar at the top of the home page.

The "Sports" calendar opens when the curser is on "Calendar."

She is accepting new patients

Northwest Ohio OB/GYN announces Emily Kurland has joined its staff, according to Dr. Desrene Brown. She is accepting new patients.

Kurland is a certified as a women’s health care nurse practitioner. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she was a registered nurse as a labor and delivery nurse. She also has experience in high-risk antepartum unit, postpartum unit and newborn nursery.

Young Peyton Worcester, bell ringer and reindeer lover, was among musical performers in the Dec. 12 elementary Christmas concert. Lots of concert photos are below. (Jamie Nygaard photo)

each year at the Bluffton elementary Christmas concert - this year is no exception

LOTS OF PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -
Music lovers arrive one hour earlier to get the best seat.

The gymnasium is packed.

Then, in come the performers. Every Bluffton Kindergartener, first grader, second grader, third grader, fourth grader and fifth grader.

It’s the largest mass choir to perform in Bluffton in the past 12 months (since last year’s concert).

Alice Basinger, raises her director’s hands... and immediately the Spirit of Christmas descends upon all attending.

Pandora weather observer Guy Verhoff reports that the weekend snowfall totaled 4.3 inches. Of that .6 fell on Saturday and 3.7 inches fell on Sunday.

A December weather summary from Dec. 1 to 16 is attached.

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