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After more than ten years of owning The Icons, Fred and Mary P. Steiner celebrated their retirement with the community of Bluffton. A similar event is being planned later this month for Ada viewers.

By Mark Badertscher
Did the pandemic have you all couped up and wanting to get out and enjoy the outdoors? Several people across the state took up new hobbies during this time and gardening was one of these new interests.

Week of July 12, 2021

State Route 195 between State Route 309 and County Road 80 will be reduced to one lane for a storm drain replacement. Traffic will be maintained via portable traffic signals.

Interstate 75 at the village of Beaverdam will experience lane restrictions and ramp closures for paving and reconstruction. Nighttime lane closures for finish work following resurfacing project may impact traffic.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting community organizations and businesses to participate in the 2021 Bluffton Blaze of Lights parade on Saturday, November 27.

"It's Christmas (planning) in July," notes chamber CEO Paula Scott. "Several organizations have contacted us to confirm the date and we are planning for a wonderful, 100-plus unit parade in 2021."

Bluffton's 7th annual Ride to Remember is "back on the saddle again," Saturday, July 10. Routes take riders through Bluffton, Ada, and the surrounding countryside. Visit Ride to Remember's website for more details.

Bluffton University has announced the dean's list for undergraduate students for the Spring 2021 term.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean's list.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean's list are:

Taylor Ramey, Ada, Ohio
Josie Boehm, Forest, Ohio

Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 based on 20 semester hours received dean's list with distinction for continued high achievement.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean's list with distinction are:

Audrey Hazelton, Ada, Ohio
Ally Richardson, Alger, Ohio

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