October 2011

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In 1963 Steiner Moter Sales, Pandora, celebrated its 50th annivesary. Leland Gerber took this photo for the anniversary celebration. Steiner Motors was located on Jefferson Street, south of Main. The car in the show room is a Dodge Dart.

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Shannon Theatre and Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co., will hold its third annual customer appreciation day Saturday, Nov. 5, according to Pete and Kim Suter.

The event includes:

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Boy Scouts were among recipients

Bluffton American Legion Post 382 announced the recipients of donations it awarded from proceeds of its golf outing held this summer.

One hundred precent of the net proceeds went to the following charities:

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Six members of the Bluffton High School girls' soccer team - five are underclassmen - were named to the North Central Soccer Association girls' all league soccer team.

Bluffton players named follow:

Jill Steinmetz, sophomore, first team, forward

Ava Yoakam, senior, second team, defender

Rachel Yoder, junior, second team, defender

Honorable mention:

Megan Dulle, junior, forward; Karli Leugers, junior, midfield; Molly Moser, sophomore, defender

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Icon viewers now have access to the October Bluffton Lions Club newsletter. It is available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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By Bryan Kress
A common clich'e in football is that if you run the ball and stop the run, you win.

That's exactly what Bluffton did as the defense played their best game of the season, shutting out Paulding and limiting them to 26 yards on the ground, and freshman quarterback Robbie Stratton ran for 3 touchdowns as Bluffton won 21-0.

Paulding started the game with a 77-yard drive but quickly ended with a R.J. Stratton interception. R.J. Stratton also added 4 catches for 58 yards.

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Mothers of Preschools (MOPS) will hold a mom-to-mom sale at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The sale includes great deals on gently used baby and children's toys, baby gear and other goodies. Lots of brand names and like new quality items will be available.

Admission is $2 or two non-perishable food items. Admission and food items will be donated to the Bluffton Community Food Pantry.

Ebenezer Mennonite Church is located at 8905 Columbus Grove Road.

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The Bluffton Scouts had an Indian Village display at Suter's Corn Maze. This year's maze theme is "American Indians." The Scouts demonstrated Indian games to the children and discussed the Indian heritage of the Deer Creek/Riley Creek area.

The Indians were Eastern Woodlands, which were represented by Ottawa, Wyandot, Shawnee and Delaware Indians of the mid-1700s to early 1800s.

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BFR Sports and Fitness will host a bench press competition Saturday, Nov. 12. Weigh in begins at 9 a.m. and lifting will begin at 10:30 a.m..

There are three age divisions: high school, 18-39, and 40+ (both men and women). For more information or to sign up please call (419) 358-4150 or check out our website http://www.bfronline.com.

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Youngsters at last weekend^aEURTMs children^aEURTMs conference at Bluffton University help their blindfolded teammates during a team-building relay game in Burcky Gym. Bluffton^aEURTMs Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center hosted the conference, ^aEURoeCelebration of Peace: A Bridge Between Us,^aEUR

Children in grades 3-7 spent 24 hours at Bluffton University Oct. 21 and 22 learning how to build bridges of friendship with each other and with their neighbors, both across the street and around the world.

Those bridges, constructed through many activities, were central to "Celebration of Peace: A Bridge Between Us," a conference hosted by Bluffton's Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center in celebration of its 25th year on campus.

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