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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Yes, the temperature is in the 30s but the sun is shining and Saturday morning is simply the best time to be out and about in Bluffton.

Today the Icon enjoyed photo ops at Pancakes for Peace at First Mennonite Church, the last Bluffton Farmers Market of the 2025 season and Crossroads Crisis Center's donation drive at Community Markets.

You'lll find these photos on the Icon's Facebook page, too.

On October 23, WBGU-PBS premiered an episode of Scenic Stops & Stories featuring the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd. The production took place during a Second Saturday event and includes interviews with board member Jason Althaus and docent Van Risser. The next event at the homestead will be the Christmas Open House on December 6-7.

OCT 24 MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Jacob Buchanan, assistant professor of environmental science, M'della Moon Endowed Chair in Botany and Environmental Science at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “One Year of Public Programming at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

By Lisa Harmon, RD, LD, CDCES
Registered Dietitian, Endocrinology & Diabetes Specialists of Northwest Ohio 

Fall brings more than just apple pie and pumpkin spice to our tables. It's the season we can enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables like cranberries, winter squash, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, pears, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets, kale, cabbage, pomegranate, radish, turnips, parsnips and of course, apples and pumpkins! Buying produce when it's in season typically results in better flavor and is easier on your wallet. 

MEDIA RELEASE__The ONU Law School chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society went to the west side of Woodlawn Cemetery on October 22 to take over 1,000 pictures of gravestones for www.BillionGraves.com, a gravestone database that helps families find graves and conduct genealogy research. The students are registering these pictures to help preserve local Ada history.

To see the photos, visit the Woodlawn page HERE.

BEVS ALERT__Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Varsity Football at Columbus Grove. Gates open at 5:30. 

Presale tickets are available at:
https://fan.hudl.com/tickets/VGlja2V0ZWRFdmVudDY4MDE1NWI5YjMyOGVlMDlmMmU1ODM5Yw==

Provided the game does NOT sell out, tickets will be available at the gate for cash, $8.00 for adults and $5 for students.

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