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Even the bees and butterflies think Bluffton’s floral displays are a flower lover’s fantasy

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• Your vibrant Main Street, quiet tree lined neighborhoods, and the presence of Bluffton University offer many opportunities and an enviable quality of life for residents.

• It’s the kind of community that tempts visitors to take a serious look at real estate listings.

•The village feels safe and welcoming.

• Connectivity is a high priority in the village.

These are among the comments made about Bluffton by Leslie Pittenger and Linda Cromer, judges from America in Bloom who visited Bluffton in July.

The community dresses up for Halloween

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LOTS OF HALLOWEEN
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We aren't certain about the free broom rides, but Bluffton did dress up for Halloween last night.

Someone with first-hand knowledge once said that there’s nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night. We agree.

The Icon watched the parade of characters at the Bluffton Public Library.

Below, we share over 50 characters who stopped into the library - all ages, all characters and all ready to candy.

 

 

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Pirates walked the streets of Bluffton last night. As did lots of fairy tale characters, zombies, super heros and animals. It was Bluffton's trick-or-treat night. The Icon watched the parade of characters from the Bluffton Public Library. Here are Justin, Sarah, Garrett and Bexley Gossard with June Fields.  CLICK HERE FOR THE HALLOWEEEN PHOTO GALLERY.

198-page book includes over 175 photos of Bluffton prior to 1911

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Imagine living in a Bluffton you never knew.

A book released in time for Christmas by the Bluffton Icon takes you there.

“The Bluffton We Never Knew,” photographs from our first half century, 1861 to 1911, is at the printer now. The book, with 198 pages, includes over 175 black and white photographs of Bluffton.

YOU'LL SEE EXAMPLES OF
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The Bluffton eighth grade girls' volleyball team recently took second place in this year's Northwest Conference volleyball action.

Team members from left, Coach Scoles, Ellie Nickles, Cara Young, Skyler Scoles, Avery Zuercher, Sophie Bricker, Haelyn Bischoff, Kylie Monday, Anna Knauss, Kiere Rieman, Lauren Swartzlander, Kylie Stackhouse, Coach Green.

The team finished regular season at 11-5 and 13-6 overall.

The seventh grade team also had a winning record. It's regular season was 8-6 and overall 8-7.

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Nora M. (Holmes) Swank (Mericle), 93, died Oct. 26, 2017, at 12:35 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Nora was born Oct. 19, 1924, in Bluffton to the late Roscoe I. and Eva (Eckenwiler) Holmes.  On Nov. 28, 1944, she married Joseph H. Swank who preceded her in death on March 15, 1997.  She then married William P. Mericle on Jan. 27, 2002, and he preceded her in death on March 15, 2005.

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