The Bluffton Farmers Market has just five more weeks in the 2021 season. Market Manager Greg Probst notes that vendors will have "Lots of baked goods including gluten-free, maple products, jams, honey, pumpkins and fall flowers. We're still going strong until the end of October."
The market is hosted by Citizens National Bank in its parking lot at 102 S. Main next to the post office. The market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The last market of the season will be October 30.
Village residents and Bluffton-area community members are invited to join a Biking Beavers evening bicycle ride hosted by Bluffton University faculty at 6 p.m. on October 1.
The tour will begin outside of the Sommer Center and conclude at Bluffton University Nature Preserve with a sweet treat. Please bring your own bicycle and safety gear.
No registration is necessary to participate in this event. For more information, contact Jessi Samuel at [email protected].
The Bluffton University men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to Defiance College on a sunny Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. The Jackets netted a goal in each half as they improved to 6-6 overall and 1-0 following the Heartland Conference opener. Bluffton slipped to 4-3 and 0-1 in the HCAC.
Edwin Quintana found the upper right corner from 30 yards out in minute 22, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead on Wednesday. When Defiance was whistled for a foul in the box 16 minutes later, penalty kick specialist Maxwell Kennedy (Strongsville) did his thing, knotting the score at 1-1.
Effective October 1, 2021, I am the full-time editor-owner of the Bluffton and Ada Icons. In following founder Fred Steiner, I know that I have big shoes to fill. Fred took a big leap when he created the Bluffton Icon in 2009 and, in 2012, the Ada Icon. My leap from employee to self-employed is much, much smaller. I’m inheriting some 20,000 monthly viewers of Bluffton area news and some 8,500 monthly viewers of Ada area news.
I’m also resting on the shoulders of Icon tech master and interim owner Ryan Lowry, who is still the wizard who keeps the online magic working.
The Bluffton Public Library is taking reservations for four history walks down Bluffton’s Main Street, showing how the business district appeared in 1950. The walks take place on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 4 and 5. Reservations are required.
Led by Fred Steiner, each walk will focus on nearly 35 storefronts and their business owners as they existed more than 70 years ago. The tours cover businesses and buildings on both sides of Main Street from Cherry Street to Elm Street.
