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Norma Jean Heinze 1929-2020

Norma Jean Heinze, 91, of Bluffton, and formerly of Mattoon, Illinois died Oct. 2, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home. Norma was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Mattoon, Illinois, to the late William and Bertha (Mellondorf) Bareither. On Sept. 15, 1951, she married Norman Heinze who preceded her in death on May 27, 1994. 

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Bluffton girl kickers blank Kalida; improve to 10-2-1

Goals by Sami Scoles and Clara Matthews

By Cort Reynolds
KALIDA - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Kalida 2-0 in a non-league game late Saturday morning.

Streaking Bluffton improved to 10-2-1 overall with their ninth consecutive win. Kalida fell to 6-6 with the defeat.

The match was scoreless in the first half. 

Pirate Sami Scoles then struck for the game's first goal in the 61st minute. Clara Matthews followed with the second goal seven minutes later to put the game out of reach.

Rebekah Hoff passed out one assist for Bluffton.

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Shutler rallies Bluffton late past Paulding

BHS plays at Riverdale (4-2) Saturday, in the first round of the Div. VI, region 22 playoffs

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Bluffton scored in the final minute to squeak past Paulding 27-24 in the final game of a shortened, unprecedented Northwest Conference season Friday night.

Speedy senior Tyson Shutler ripped off a 48-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left in the game to bring the Pirates back from a 24-19 deficit to a 25-24 lead.

Pirate quarterback Nate Schaadt ran in the two-point conversion to provide the final margin as the Pirates held on for the win. 

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Icon movie review: It's October, let the screaming begin

A look back and some spooky movies

Now that we’ve entered October, it feels appropriate to entertain some spookier fare. This month my goal is to share about some horror classics and why they’re worthy of revisiting in 2020. First up, is 1996’s Scream.

Scream opens with the best sequence in the film that runs close to 15 minutes as Casey Becker (DREW BARRYMORE) is terrorized by the film’s killer.

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Bluffton schools canceled today

The fog wins. Bluffton schools are canceled today, Monday, Oct. 5.

The morning began with a 2-hour delay and then moved to a 3-hour day at 8:29 a.m. The cancellation announcement was made on Ohio Alerts at 9:29 a.m.

 

 

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Here's the latest update

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing postions available should contact [email protected].

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