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Lelani Bischoff a Bluffton High School senior, is the October Icon artist of the month.

Lelani has taken Art one, Design one, Ceramics one, Photography one, Photography II (currently) and Mural/Crafts (currently).

"After high school I plan to study Botany at a college in Ohio - either Kent State, Ohio Wesleyan or Ohio University," she said.

And, remember on Sunday you have a chance to visit the corn maze free by donating to the food pantry

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Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Suter's corn maze-cider press-pumpkin patch appeals to all ages.

Take Bluffton Kindergarteners as an example. Students visited the pumpkin patch earlier this week, and by the photos you can see it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Please enjoy Jamie Nygaard’s photos below -

And, remember, Riley Creek Arbor invites Icon viewers for an opportunity for a free admission at Suter’s Corn Maze, 8250 Road R, Pandora, from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, according to Gary Reese.

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Halloweeners may stop at Maple Crest, just off Augsburger Road, and Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., on Thursday, Oct. 26. Treats are given out in the lobbies from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The 26th is Bluffton's trick-or-treat night.

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The Bluffton High School class of 1962, celebrates its 55th class reunion at Henry’s recently.

Front row:  Sue Bash Mathewson, Donna Basinger Lehman, Nancy Balmer Steiner, Kathie Clark Stewart, Sandy Edie Nusbaum, Paula Greding Monroe, Donna McCluer Morrison, Jeanne Davis Smucker.

2nd row: Nancy Swank Yeager, Keith Klingler, Sharl Steiner, Sam Reichenbach, Chuck Amstutz, Jim Badertscher, Gene Mathewson, Donna Klingler Baxla, Rachel Hilty Friesen
3rd row: John Soldan, Dave Barnett, Steve Basinger, Scott Edwards.

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New members elected to the Bluffton Middle School Student Senate for the 2017-2018 school year were announced recently.

They are Adanna Johnstone, Leah Klinger, Amy Jebsen, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Smallcombe, Lauren Gray, Reagan Mittendorf, Skyler Scoles and Luke Shadle.

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Bluffton resident Dr. Jed Marquart, professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, was elected to the board of directors of the National Space Grant Foundation at the National Council of NASA Space Grant Directors fall meeting in Grand Forks.

Marquart is the director of the Ohio Space Grant Foundation. The Foundation contributes to the nation’s science enterprise by funding research, education and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia.

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