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Let's all start growing beards

That's what the Bluffton male police officers will do in November
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 5:10pm

Bluffton male police officers, along with several other village employees decided to quit shaving in November.

Instead they will participate in a nationwide No-Shave November fund-raiser.

According to www.no-shave.org: “The goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free.

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Letter: Thanks to all the donors to BCDC playground fund

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 4:45pm

Icon viewers:
Bluffton Child Development Center has a giant thank you to all community members who have contributed in one way or another to raising the money for the purchase of Phase One of our playground!

Some of these donators had direct-deposited cash, some gave items to raffle off, and some were participants in the raffles.

The people that have donated include those listed above.

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Letters
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Looks like fun - and it is!

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 4:42pm

Students at Bluffton Child Development Center, 325 County Line Road, are smiling for a good reason this fall. The first installment of new playground equipment is up and in good use. BCDC has raised one-half of its $55,000 goal for new equipment. CLICK HERE for a letter to the editor, listing donors to date. Contributions to the playground fund may be sent to the Center.

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October goes out like a lion; November comes in like one

Maple Grove Cemetery history walk this weekend
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 4:15pm

Where do we start? There's lots of events in October and November in Bluffton. Here's an update from the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Based upon this list, Bluffton's October goes out like a lion and November comes in like one.

CEMETERY HISTORY WALK
Maple Grove Cemetery history walks at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., Oct. 19 and 20, sponsored by the Bluffton Icon. Non-scary walks with donations going to the Bluffton Public Library. Openings remain in all four walks. Persons are invited to show up at a time that best suits.

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Craft and vendor show Saturday at Pandora Missionary

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 3:49pm

A craft and vendor show takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Pandora Missionary Church, 300 Rocket Ridge.

The event features family fun and Christmas shopping. Many vendors and crafters will attend. There will be face painting, hay rides, a bounce house and other activities.

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Events
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Mansfield St. Peter's fall to Bluffton girls in tourney opener

Tuesday Pirates face Liberty Benton in Findlay
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 2:56pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Mansfield St. Peter's 3-0 in Div. III sectional final action Thursday evening.

The fifth-seeded Lady Pirates improved to 10-6-1 with the shutout victory. The seventh-seeded Lady Spartans ended their season with an identical 10-6-1 record after the defeat.

Pirate Laykin Garmatter started the scoring with a goal in the 18th minute. Bluffton extended its lead to 2-0 on a costly MSP own goal six minutes before intermission.

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