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The Gardners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will meet at 6:30 p.m, Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Bluffton Public Library meeting room.

Ann Brickner of the Perennial Plant Peddler will discuss how to cold start perennials.

The current Edelweiss News of the club is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

PrimeTimers Fellowship will meet for a noon lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at St. John Mennonite Church, 15988 Road 2, Pandora.

The monthly lunch is open to all adults 55 and over. Entertainment is provided by Lauren Brooke and Sisters.

The meal includes meat with vegetable lasagna, green bean with almonds, mixed salad with maple dressing, breadsticks, pumpkin roll with homemade whipped cream and coffee.

PrimeTimers is a ministry of St. John Mennonite Church and Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio.

This year’s Bluffton High School homecoming court includes several members of the same family. Two sisters and two brothers are members of the court. And a sister-brother pair includes a court member and a driver.

The 2015 homecoming king and queen will be announced in a pre-game ceremony Friday at Harmon Field. Watch the Icon for more homecoming information.

Here are members of the court and drivers.
(CHECK MORE THE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY)

Senior queen candidates

Homecoming seniors 2015

By Sophia Marcum

I had the exciting opportunity to catch up with John Oakley who is a member of Bluffton High School’s most recently graduated class. After his first few weeks of college he shared some of his initial reactions and insights into his freshman year. 

Where are you attending school and what are you studying?
I am attending Bowling Green State University and I am studying Computer Science.

It's not to early to be Santa. 

Former Bluffton residents Corey and Miranda Greer now of Findlay are raising funds for Christmas gifts for under-privileged youth registered with Friends of Santa.

Here's their story: 

"Each fall, we host a party designed to raise money, which provides Christmas gifts to under-privileged children registered with Friends of Santa. You can view their information at www.friendsofsanta.org.

The Bluffton High School class of 1947 met at McDonald's earlier this month. Those attending follow:

Front row:  Wanda (Tschiegg) Geiger, Joan (Burkholder) Dailey, Colleen (Goodman) Hight, Alice Ruth (Pannabecker) Ramseyer.

Second row:  Sara Jane (Huser) Amstutz, Harry Criblez, Bob Wilch, Kent Stonehill, Morris Groman. (Photo by Terri Wilch)

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