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The Bluffton Lions Club August newsletter is now available to Icon viwers. It may be opened in the printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

September Lion programs follow:

Sept. 6 - George Lehman tells about Bluffton University MBA students visit to China.

Sept. 20 - Dan Klear, Superior Energy Solutions, program on energy conservation

Sept. 24 - Community health fair at BFR

Details on these meetings may be found in the newsletter.

Setting sail

Andrew Keeler, BHS grad and member of the Bluffton University soccer team kicks the ball toward the goal during yesterday's soccer practice. Click for a video.

High winds on the way

A warm and unstable air mass will be drawn northward into The Icon viewership area today ahead of an advancing cold front. Click here for more details.

First National Bank of Pandora broke ground on Aug. 24 for its newest full service banking center. The location is at 1114 Trenton Ave., Findlay, west of I-75 at the intersection of State Route 224 and County Road 300.

R.D. Neff and Associates, Bluffton architect, designed the branch.

Western Ohio - Line of Strong-Severe T-Storms (55-65 mph Wind -8 pm-11pm today (Wednesday)

AEP issues the following weather alert: A line of strong-severe thunderstorms are expected this evening and tonight for northwestern Ohio.

Details: A warm and unstable air mass will be drawn northward today ahead of an advancing cold front. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon across Michigan and western Indiana.

Edward C. and Margaret (Peg) Murphy of 314 County Line Road, Bluffton, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4, at Bluffton St Mary's Church. The couple request gifts be omited.

Ed and Peg Immele were married at Tiffin St Joseph Church on Sept. 2, 1961. Msgr. Richard Gabel officiated.

The Murphys are parents of three children, Kevin (Fay), Lima, Kathy (Paul) Cramer, Dunkirk and Philip, Bluffton. They have three grandchildren, Mike and Kylie Murphy and Josh Cramer.

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