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By Ron Geiser

Two victories in three days have lifted the Bluffton High School girls tennis team to a 13-2 dual match record, assuring the Pirates of their best percentage season in history.

Coach Jesse Sensenig's netters disposed of Archbold 4-1 last Saturday morning and followed that up with a 3-2 edging of Bath Monday, both wins on the road.

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Did you ever hear the story about Bert Swank and George Klay testing Triplett meters by submerging them in the Buckeye in the mid-1940s?

Here's an excerpt from the 1940-49 chapter of "A Good Place To Miss - Bluffton Stories 1900-1975."

Following are excerpts from The Tripletter, the Triplet Meter Company publication. The first is a front-page story from April 1945.

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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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