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Over 300 signatures of registered Bluffton voters were delivered to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer, on Monday.

The signatures are part of citizen-led initiative to referend Bluffton council’s Ordinance 9-16, passed on June 20.  The ordinance establishes a surcharge on water and sewer accounts in the village.

Those passing the petitions provided the following statement:

“If the ordinance went into affect a typical Bluffton family using 400 cubic feet of water per month will experience a 28 percent increase in their monthly water and sewer bill.

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ArtSpace/Lima announces the opening of ArtSpace/Pops 2016: A Fine Craft Invitational in The Ellen Nelson Gallery, on Sunday, July 31. Several of the artists are from Bluffton.
 
ArtSpace/Pops 2016 features all new works by 22 area craftsmen and -women in a joint showing which builds on the success of its predecessors. 

Artists on display work in wood, metal, clay, paper, fabric and various jewelry-oriented combinations of metals and beads. 

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Bluffton Police Chief Rick Skilliter is advising Bluffton residents to be on the alert for potential break-ins this summer.

Skilliter provided the Icon with the following statement concerning recent thefts and burglaries in the village.

Since the first of June, the Bluffton community has seen an inordinate number of thefts and burglaries. 

This uptick in crime is disconcerting to residents as well as law enforcement officials. 

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The first-ever Heritage Day Festival takes place in Mt. Blanchard on Saturday, Aug. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting through fireworks that evening.  

The Beautification Committee, with help from village council, sponsors the event.

Watch the Icon for additional information later this summer.

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Citizens National Bank announces two staff member promotions.

Courtney Geus is now assistant vice president of retail lending. Nick Ardner is assistant vice president project manager.

Guess is responsible for the pricing, selling, delivery and servicing of all salable loans. She oversees underwriting for one to four family mortgages, home equity lines of credit, secondary market lending, Visa credit card and consumer lending.

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Here’s a First Mennonite Church confirmation class photo from the mid-1960s.

Front from left, Dan Lehman, Linda Reichenbach, Lu Shetler, Cynthia Weaver, Don Paterson.

Second row from left, Larry Mast, Sandra Dillman, Margo Reichenbach, Karyl Gratz, Phillip Pannabecker.

Third row from left, Dennis Gable, Susan Lehman, Coletta Lora, Dave Burkholder.

Fourth row from left, Richard Herr, Lee Cookson, Jack Kibele.

Top:  Rev. Jacob Friesen.

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