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Members of the Bluffton American Legion Post 382 were busy on Nov. 11. Here are members visiting veterans at Richland Manor. Legion members also visited vets at Maple Crest, Mennonite Home and conducted a discarded flag burning ceremony at Bluffton High School.

(Photo provided by Richland Manor)

We are going through our mental list of "Brendas" on this license plate. Or is there something we don't know?

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Ask 10 individuals to define "art" and you'll get 10 different answers. In fact, Merriam-Webster.com lists six definitions of "art" as a noun.

Technically, it's impossible to define art because it really is very personal. One person's definition may produce a look of disgust from another.

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The winner of The Icon's Week 11 College Football Contest is Don Luginbuhl. Don and three other contestants accumulated 9 points this week. Don was declared the winner through the tie-breaker process.

Other contestants:
9 points - Dan Smith, Jim Dillman and Mike Burris.
8 points - Duane Bollenbacher.
7 points - Jared Lehman, Jerry Cupples, Lyle Arnold and Randy Stewart.
6 points - Andy Althuahs, Andy Borgelt, Bill Edwards, James Crawfis and John Clevidence.
5 points - Ben Reineke, Mark Sommers and Nancy Armour.

Saturday Morning Juniors
Scores bowled on: Nov.5
Boys High Game
Tyler Snyder 195
Kaden Reneker 186
Malik Wilson 164
Dustin Falk 155

Girls High Game
Molly McCracken 95
Stacie Palte 81
Arielle O'Neal 79
Amy Marquart 72

Boys High Series (2 Games)
Tyler Snyder 351
Kaden Reneker 297
Dustin Falk 291
Malik Wilson 289

The Bluffton Exempted Village School District ranked 45th of all schools in Ohio in the Performance Index Ranking for Districts and Schools, release Friday by the Ohio Department of Education. The entire list ranks 1,001 schools.

To emphasis the strength of Bluffton's ranking, only two northwestern Ohio districts scored higher than Bluffton. Those districts were St. Henry, 18th, and Ottoville, 24th.

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