Another sweep of the singles matches led the Bluffton High School girls tennis team to its eighth straight win Tuesday at Ottawa-Glandorf.
Coach Jesse Sensenig's netters downed the hosts 4-1 as Ashlin Gable, Emily Sprague and Kristi Geiser scored straight set victories. Gable and Geiser now have won 10 or more matches four straight years, while Sprague, a junior, has three double-digit seasons.
The Allen County WIC program is hosting a "Breastfeeding Challenge" open to all past, present and future breastfeeding mothers and families on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Lima Family YMCA, 345 S. Elizabeth. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the event will last until noon.
This event is part of the Quintessence International Breastfeeding Challenge. On Oct.1, at 11 a.m. mothers and children at sites across Canada, the United States and other countries around the world will compete to set the record for the most children breastfeeding at one time.
St. John's United Church of Christ, 223 West College Ave., Bluffton, will hold a blessing pets in the parking lot of the church on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. until noon, according to Rev. Carol Clements, pastor.
"As autumn arrives, people in various places may notice something odd - a procession of animals, everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and even horses, is led to churches for a special ceremony call the Blessing of Pets," she told The Icon.
After serving as chairperson of the Bluffton Village Cultural Affairs Committee for several years and heading up Bluffton's 150th anniversary celebration, Beverly Amstutz has stepped down.
Standing in front of the Presbyterian Church lawn, in anticipation of things to come there this winter, is Amstutz's replacement.
Terry Mullenhour, was appointed as replacement for Amstutz by Fred Rodabaugh, Bluffton mayor, at the Sept. 12 council meeting.
One lucky Corvette fan will drive home in a 1995 torch-red Corvette following a drawing for the vehicle during the Bluffton Fall Festival, according to Richard Ramseyer, president of the Bluffton Lions Foundation. The mint-condition vehicle has only 22,760 miles on it.
A drawing to determine the winner of the Corvette, owned by the Foundation, will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, at Bluffton Family Recreation's gym, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.
