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BHS class of 1969...41 years later

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 19, 2010 - 11:24am

Members of the Bluffton High School class of 1969 held a reunion over the weekend. Click on photo to enlarge.

Front row: Karlyn Reichenbach Holt, Rita Reiman Teders, Beth Buist, Valerie Devier Eikenbary, Sue Neuenschwander Cupples, Shirley Brauen, Nancy Tripplett Swart, Rosemary Spinelli, Carolyn Neufeld Huffman.

Second row: Mary Basinger Heyneman, Mary Hanthorn Gratz, Judy Sumney Dailey, Rene Shelley, Loretta Niedemire Bessette, Erika Gellert.

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Marcia Travis Kilgore 1945-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 19, 2010 - 8:56am

Former Bluffton resident Marcia Travis Kilgore, born, July 20, 1945. died of a heart attack on July 4, 2010 at her home in Aurora, Colo. A memorial service was held July 10, in Aurora. She is survived by her husband, Jerry and children, Nicole Anderson and Brett Kilgore. Local survivors are brothers, John (Tony) and Dave Travis, and sister Betsey Angus of Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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This elevator is going up

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 18, 2010 - 8:46pm

Summer construction projects are spread out throughout Bluffton. One of the projects is an elevator shaft being added to the Musselman Library and Bluffton University. Here is a view of the project.

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Reflections on 100,000 views

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 18, 2010 - 6:30pm

Bluffton Icon Viewers:

We eagerly watch the numbers on the Icon. So when the odometer recently flipped over to 100,000 total views in just 10 months, we went into a bit of a tizzy. After all, 10 months ago, this whole project was an experiment filled with unknowns. All we really knew was that we wanted to continue to deliver small-town journalism in a way that would reach a variety of generations.

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Iconoclast View
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From the Halls of Montezuma

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 18, 2010 - 4:53pm

Ohio vanity license plates are now available for countless organizations. The Icon spotted this U.S. Armed Forces Veteran plate on Main Street.

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Regional news
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Bluffton community worship service Aug. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 18, 2010 - 1:20pm

The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association (BAMA) is planning a community worship service at 9 a.m., on Sunday Aug. 1.

This worship service comes at the end of a week of Vacation Bible School hosted this year at the First United Methodist Church. Children who attended Bible School will sing a few of the songs they learned during worship.

The community worship service will take place on the Presbyterian Church lawn. (In case of rain, the service will be held in the middle school cafetorium.)

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Worship
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