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It's university homecoming weekend

Lots of family-friendly events on the schedule
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 11, 2019 - 5:02pm

It's homecoming weekend for Bluffton University. Here's the weekend schedule:

During halftime of the Bluffton vs. Rose Hulman football game on Saturday afteernoon is the coronation of the Homecoming king and queen, as well as an introduction of the Homecoming court.

Individual tickets to the Homecoming football game are $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens over 60 and $3 for children aged 5-13. Tickets for children under 5 are free. 

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Bluffton University
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Pink and white Pirates

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 11, 2019 - 4:55pm

Bluffton HS student Brinkley Garmatter shows a Pink Out shirt to be worn during the BHS vs. Allen East football game Friday night. One-hundred forty shirts will be on the Bluffton side of the field tonight. BHS raised $1,600 with proceeds going to the Stephanie Spielman Comprehennsive Breast Cancer Center.

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Last farmers market is Oct. 26

Posted by LizGH on October 11, 2019 - 2:00pm

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Hot or cold, rain or shine - Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town.

In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon featured a market vendor each week over the course of the summer. If you missed this series, see bottom of article.

The final market day for this season will be Saturday, Oct. 26.

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Business
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Police report complaints about phone scams

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 11, 2019 - 1:10pm

The Bluffton Police Department has received several calls over the last few weeks from concerned residents regarding phone calls they are receiving that may be scams. 

The department issued the following statement to the Icon:

The police department would like to remind you that if you receive a call that is asking for any personal information or banking information over the phone, to not give out that information.

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Regional news
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Rita Wenger was retired cook at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 11, 2019 - 11:50am

Rita Mae Wenger, 82, died Oct. 11, 2019, at Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center in Ottawa.  Rita was born Nov. 16, 1936, in Lima, Ohio to the late George and Juanita (Keeling) Quillin.  On June 28, 1958, she married Edgar Wenger who preceded her in death on April 7, 2010.

Rita had worked Triplett Corporation in Bluffton then Richland Manor as a cook and retired from Bluffton Hospital where she was a cook.  She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bluffton. 

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Obituaries
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People are slowly disappearing in Bluffton, claims weight-loss group

TOPS/KOPS meets Tuesdays at St. John's UCC, new members invited
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 11, 2019 - 10:46am

Members of  a weight loss group that meets once a week in Bluffton, says that their success is undeniable.

They meet at 6 p.m., Tuesdaya, using the south entrance to the basement of St. John’s United Church of Christ, 223 W. College Ave., with an attendance averaging between 12 and 15.  The group is TOPS, which means “Take Off Pounds Sensibly.” 

The nationwide organization was founded by 1948. In 2018, the Bluffton chapter as a whole lost 213 pounds. In 2019, to date has accumulated a loss of 195 pounds.  

The club is open to all ages and genders.

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