People

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Jim Barnett

Jim Barnett (BHS Class of 1969) is now a member of ADK46R, the select club for mountaineers who have scaled all of the 46 Adirondack Mountain peaks over 4,000 feet high. The club was started in the early 1920s after Robert and George Marshall published a book "The High Peaks of the Adirondacks" recounting their climbs. The pair believed that all the peaks they documented were 4,000 feet and over, but subsequent geological surveys have shown that 4 of the mountains are slightly less. The highest peak of the 46 is Mt. Marcy which is 5,344 feet.

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Dining in the Ropp Hall basement in the 1930s
Note: Here's a brief history of one of the iconic buildings on the Bluffton University campus.

By Ariel Shuey, Bluffton Icon intern
Built in 1914 on the site of a hog farm and slaughterhouse, Ropp Hall at Bluffton University is now a home to more than 200 female students. The original four story brick building still stands to this day, although many changes have been made.

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A discussion of Edith Wharton's book "Summer" will take place in the family room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Monday, Nov. 22, at 2:30 p.m. Copies of the book are available at Bluffton Public Library.

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Members of American Legion Post 382, Bluffton, toured the United States Air Force Museum on Oct. 12.

Back row Tom Craig, Morris Groman, Dennis Morrison, Bob Amstutz, Ted Diller, Tom Benroth,

2nd row Sam Reineke, Bob Stratton, Dave Reichenbach, Norm Reichenbach, Harley Steiner, Wade Oberly.

Front row Bob Town, Darrell Yoder, John Wagner, Dale Huber, Wayne Amstutz.

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Kendra Nickel

Kendra Nickel, 99 Sally Lane, Bluffton, a lia sophia in-home fashion jewelry advisor, is now scheduling fashion jewelry shows in time for the holiday season. Nickel lived in Bluffton from 1992 to 2001 and moved back this summer.

She said that lia sophia is a direct selling company that offers fashion jewelry through personalized in-home demonstrations.

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Jennifer Althaus at Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn

Story and photo by Abby Rosengarten Bluffton Icon intern

What's popping in Bluffton? Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co. is popping. They are popping up a wide array of flavors made fresh every day.

Shirley's was founded in 2009 by Peter and Kim Suter of Bluffton. They believe that everyone deserves access to great popcorn, regardless of whether they live in a small town or a big city.

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