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Bluffton High School boys' defeated Allen East 61-36 in Northwest Conference basketball action tonight at Bluffton. Gabe Denecker led all scorers with 17 points.

Bluffton won the JV game  43-33.

A box score is attached at the bottom.

A Jan. 21 report from the Bluffton council’s utility committee includes good news concerning the monitoring of Trihalomethane (TTHM) levels in water samples taken from Ethan Circle and Maple Crest.

The report is part of Monday's council meeting.
 
According to minutes from the utility committee:

The Icon shared lots of orchestral music with viewers this week as we visited with the Bluffton Junior High strings class. Here's a, sort-of-group-shot to put the earlier photos in perspective. Rachael Lewis is the director. We'll visit other music classes as the school year progresses.

Bluffton council members have selected Ralph Miller to fill the vacant seat on council. Seven persons were invited to be interviewed for the opening.

According to Judy Augsburger, mayor, council met on Jan. 28 and conducted interviews for the seat.

FROM ADA ICON - Dan Reigle, Ada's Wilson football factory plant manager, holds a 2016 Super Bowl football. All footballs used in the NFL and in the Super Bowl  are made in Ada.

Reigle said that 54 balls were sent to Carolina and 54 to Denver in prreparation for this year's Super Bowl game.

Balls were created starting Sunday as soon as it was apparent which teams were headed to the Super Bowl. The 108 balls were finished and sent from Ada on Monday.

FROM THE ADA ICON - Omega Hollies, Ohio Northern University international services coordinator, likes curry because of the many kinds of spices that can be included in it.

During a curry taste night earlier this week at ONU where several recipes were offered guests, she explained that curry can be spiced hot, mild, even sweet.

Is it hard to find such a large variety of spices? "Not at all," she said. "They are all available from The Food Store in Bluffton."

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