One of the most contested Bluffton council races in our lifetime will be determined on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Ten names are on the ballot for four seats. Four incumbents are Sean Burrell, Ralph Miller, Phill Talavania and Roger Warren. Also seeking seats are Jerry Cupples, Tony Pinks, Mitch Kingsley, David Steiner Benjamin Stahl and Deborah Weihrauch.
The top four voter-getters will have a four-year term on council beginning Jan. 1, 2018. In October the Icon talked with nine of the candidates. Those interviews
Darby Prichard, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Bluffton Icon's school artist of the month.
She has taken Art 1, Ceramics 1 and Ceramics 2 and plans to join the National Guard and eventually study to become a mechanical engineer.
"I'm currently working on making a ceramic nativity scene. I enjoy art because I can take a vision or an idea and be creative to actually make my ideas come to life," she said. "Ceramics is a great way to use creativity and uniqueness to get experience working with your hands to create art."
An open house is planned to celebrate the 90th birthday of Barbara Koontz. The celebration is from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11, in Forest Park United Methodist Church, 315 S. Collins, Lima.
Bluffton Kindergarteners learned first-hand about what it means to have a disability and how they can help and talk to people about their disabilities.
Devin Wolfe, a 14-year-old girl from Lima, born with Spina Bifida, visited last week with Bluffton Kindergarteners. Her visit was through the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
What’s it like being in a wheelchair, the students wondered during a question time.
