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It's that season

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2015 - 4:46pm

It's the season for Indian corn. Icon viewers will find several options of the traditional fall product at the Bluffton Farmers' Market on Saturday morning. The market is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Citizens National Bank park lot.

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Volleyball wins seventh straight with sweep of Earlham

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2015 - 9:53pm

By: Samantha Granger, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton’s second conference match of the year brought Earlham to the Sommer Center for a mid-week showdown between the Quakers and the Beavers. Bluffton came into the match 1-0 in the HCAC and the home team (10-6, 2-0 HCAC) walked away undefeated in the conference after dismantling Earlham in three sets. It marked Bluffton's seventh straight victory.

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Bluffton University
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Men's Soccer drops to 0-8 with loss to Cleary

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2015 - 9:52pm

September 30, 2015
By: Adriane Bruner, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men’s soccer team could not overcome the Cleary College Cougars on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as they fell by a 2-1 count. The Beavers dipped to 0-8 while Cleary improved to 6-6.

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Bluffton University
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It's Bluffton Real - here's our own community song - created in Bluffton, South Carolina

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2015 - 5:41pm

We know Bluffton is real. And now there's a song that says so.

Earlier this summer Hannah Joy Brown (of Bluffton, South Carolina) sent the Bluffton chamber the attached video.

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

It turns out that Bluffton Real is the country rock anthem of our sister city, Bluffton, South Carolina. Brown wanted to share it with Bluffton, Ohio. Here's a description of the song lyrics in her own words:

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Regional news
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A day at the 1840s Swiss homestead - and lots more old-time farm photos

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2015 - 5:23pm

The good old days are fun to remember on Fall Festival day.

15 PHOTOS AND 1 VIDEO AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

The Swiss Community Historical Society opened its Schumacher Homestead to the public on Sept. 26. The event offered a glimpse of farm life in rural Bluffton-Pandora.

In addition Maple Crest gathered an impressive collection of antique farm equipment. Added to the mix was an old-fashioned wheat threshing demonstration.

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Regional news
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Out of the oven

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2015 - 5:13pm

Ivan Friesen pulls a loaf of bread out of the outdoor oven and smells its aroma. The bread-baking demonstration was part of the Sept. 26 Bluffton Fall Festival activities at the Schumacher homestead. More photots are below.

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