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Bluffton ladder truck

The Bluffton Fire Department will hold an open house to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. The open house will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 at the fire station, 402 N. Main St.

The fire department will perform demonstrations from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Demonstrations will include Jaws of Life extrication, use of fire extinguishers, and what to do in the event of a grease fire.

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With a run early every day in September, the month was a busy one for Bluffton EMS. Jan Basinger, chief, provides the following report:

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Colin Sprague

15 minutes with Colin Sprague

The Icon caught up with Colin on the sidelines of Friday night's homecoming football game.

What year to you graduate from BHS?

2009

Where are you enrolled in college, what year are you and what is your major?

I'm currently enrolled at Cedarville University, where I'm a junior studying pre-pharmacy

When asked at Cedarville, "Where is Bluffton?" how do you respond?

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Long live the queen

Ashtyn Shafer (right), Bluffton University's 2010 Homecoming queen and a 2011 Bluffton graduate, crowns current senior Jenna Eshleman as this year's Homecoming queen during ceremonies on Saturday, Oct. 1. Click for more.

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Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that Walt Disney's "Real Steel" (PG-13) is showing at the theatre from October 7 to October 13.

Show times follow:

Each evening at 7 and 9:30 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 and 4:00 PM.

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Elizabeth Raid (left) chats with Dr. Burton Yost, professor emeritus of religion at Bluffton University, and his wife, Elnore, on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 1, at Bluffton.

Raid, a 1966 Bluffton graduate, holds a copy of her biography of her late father, "Howard Raid: Man of Faith and Vision," which was published recently by Pandora Press.

The Newton, Kan., resident returned to her alma mater on its Homecoming weekend for a launch of the book.

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