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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Here in electronic form and soon to be available in print are the September 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights. This issue includes 20 articles from the 172 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during the past month.

Highlights will be delivered for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Family YMCA, Bluffton Senior Center, Musselman Library at Bluffton University and Twisted Whisk Cafe.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

My Mom’s apple pie is definitely among the top five Pyzik family recipes that I continue to make for both flavor and nostalgia. So when Bluffton’s America 250 committee announced an apple pie-making contest, I was all in.

But when was the last time I made Mom’s apple pie? It had been a while. I was relieved to put my hands on the old paper copy of the pie crust recipe and the baking instructions from my older edition of the Joy of Cooking. I have both cookbooks because my favorite brownie recipe isn’t in the later edition.

Here comes October! Send calendar events and updates to [email protected].

Check out the current calendar at https://bit.ly/Bluffton_Icon_Community_Calendar

For more information, email Paula Scott at [email protected] or call 567-400-4266

Candidate and issue advertising for the November 3, 2026 General Election is available on the Bluffton Icon as follows:

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Ads are available for county, school district, township and village candidates and issues that will appear on Bluffton precinct ballots.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott
[email protected] / 567-400-4266

The Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon are now receiving AI-generated ads and promotional materials. If you use these tools, watch for the following issues.

By Paula Pyzik Scott
Icon owner-editor / 567-400-4266, [email protected]

In 2025, I began printing and hand-assembling monthly Icon Highlights, a collection of articles of lasting interest for distribution to locations where people can sit and read. This month, the Ada and Bluffton Highlights have moved to a new magazine binding that creates an opportunity to increase distribution.

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