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Watch out for bikers in Bluffton on Sunday, Sept. 11.

The Hancock Handlebars Club has Bluffton on its 2011 Hancock Horizontal Hundred biking event. According to Paul Craun of the club, over 700 bikers will participate. The event offers routes of 4 miles, 20 miles, 40 miles, 62 miles and 100 miles.

Bikers are expected to be in Bluffton anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., with most arriving between noon and 1 p.m., according to Craun.

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Lots of Rocket cheers

Every Pandora-Gilboa cheerleader from midgets to varsity football will perform at P-G's football game Friday. For details click here.

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Bluffton girls' soccer team smashed Lincolnview 10-1 on Sept. 8, in a home match. Bluffton led 5-0 at the half.

Game stats follow:

Halftime: B, 5-0 Goals: (B) Bonnell, (B) Bonnell, (B) Dulle, (B) Dulle, (B) Dulle, (B) Lugibihl, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Steinmetz, (LJ) K Thatcher, (B) Wright. Assists: (B) Crisp, (B) Leugers, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Lugibihl.

Shots on Goal: B, 29-15. Corner Kicks: B, 6-1,Saves: LJ,J Thatcher (19); B,Emily Schwager (9), Heslep (5)

Record: Bluffton 3-2-0, 2-0-0
Lincolnview 1-3-0, NA

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Paul King shared this interesting story with The Icon today. It's a story about a Bluffton slaw cutter that lasted 52 years.

Here's a portion of a letter sent this week to the slaw cutter company from a customer in Florida:

"Greetings. I put my cole slaw cutter in my suitcase flying out of Orlando, Florida, to my cabin in Illinois. Here is the problem. Cole slaw cutter was missing from my luggage when unpacking in Illinois.

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The Pandora-Gilboa midget, junior high and high school cheerleading squads will present a half-time performance with the P-G HS marching band during the Friday, Sept. 9, football game.

Maranda Miller, P-G cheerleading advisor, told The Icon that the theme of the show is "Funk.

It is a wonderfull display of school spirit when all three squads work together to make one awesome performance," she said. "The girls have been working really hard and we invite everyone to come on out and watch the show."

Thanks
Maranda Miller

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Bluffton Family Recreation to Offer Fit4Life Weight Loss Program-

BFR is continuing to offer a 12-weekfitness program called Fit4Life, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director. The program will begin Sept. 26.

"The Fit4Life fitness program will assist individuals in meeting individual weight loss goals. The program will include individual and group meetings and educational sessions designed to motivate and support each participant," she said.

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