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Bluffton chamber breakfast in the town hall

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Bluffton chamber members will "meet the candidates" during its Friday, Oct. 13, breakfast, according to Phil Zimmerly of the chamber.

Ten candidates seek four spots on Bluffton council and five candidates seek four spots on Bluffton school board.

Council candidates are: Sean Burrell, Jerry Cupples, Mitch Kingsley, Ralph Miller, Tony Pinks, Benjamin Stahl, David Steiner, Phill Talavinia, Roger Warren and Deb Weihrauch.

School board candidates are: Brad Fruchey, Deb Herr, Wesley Klinger, Ken Lugibihl and Jeremy Scoles.

Urban Forestry Award winner; special mention for village floral displays

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Bluffton is the 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award winner in the Urban Forestry Award category presented by America in Bloom.

Steve and Susie Stratton accepted the award for the village in a symposium held Oct. 7 in Holliston, Massachusetts. This is the first year that the village has entered the national competition.

CLICK HERE FOR A STORY ON THE VILLAGE ARBORETUM -

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EYE WYN was spotted on a sporty Mitsubishi parked on South Simon in Ada

Overwhelming community support on this project

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Bluffton Police Department has received $14,250 to date in pledges towards its goal of $17,000 to add a K-9 unit to the department, according to Tyler Hochstetler, sergeant.

“We are extremely grateful for the overwhelming support the community has had for this project and are continuing to receive pledges on a daily basis,” he told The Icon.

He added that the department continues to seek and accept pledges and is extremely close to its goal after less than two months of the pledge effort.

Ribbon cutting at noon

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Open house - open to the community from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Bluffton Family Medicine will host its grand opening on Friday, Oct. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. at 204 N. Main St. Formal remarks and ribbon cutting will take place at noon by invitation only.

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Area residents experienced extreme temperatures of 49 degrees in September, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

A September low temperature of 42 was recorded Sept. 10. A high reading of 91 was recorded on five dates: Sept. 21, 22, 23 24, and 26.

Other September weather stats follow:
• Average September 2017 temperature 66.6 degrees
• Normal average September temperature 64.1 degrees

• September 2017 precipitation 2.05 inches
• Normal average September precipitation 2.96 inches

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