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Here's a wish list of needed items

The Bluffton Area Food Pantry has distributed food and other essential supplies to approximately 50 area families this summer.

The pantry’s supplies are running a bit low and could use some reinforcements, according to Ed Yeager, board president of the Bluffton Community Assistance Program.

Item may be delivered to St. John’s United Church of Christ.

Six OVAL classes planned

Aaron Antrim from Life Flight, Bluffton, is the featured speaker at the Bluffton Senior Citizens October dinner meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9. Tickets are $8 and need to be purchased by Oct. 4, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

Six Our Version of Adult Learning (OVAL) classes take place in October:

• Monday, Oct. 2 – 9:30 a.m. – Bob Minto, artist, presents a pottery demonstration

• Thursday, Oct. 5 – A trip to historic Roscoe Village, Coshocton. Bus leaves Bluffton at 7:15 a.m.

2017-18 campaign fliers in the mail

Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township United Way fell shy of its 2016-17 goal, according to Neil Reichenbach.

“We wrapped up our 2016-17 campaign on Aug. 30. Our goal was $26,000,” he said. “We raised $23,722.”

He added that the United Way is hopeful to increase its 2017-18 campaign goal to $26,500 to be able to make up the recent short fall.

Attention “Girls of Spring.”

The 2018 Bluffton Pirates junior high softball program announces plans for next spring.

The organizers make this announcement so that they will know the number of girls interested in playing softball for scheduling purposes.

“We have four team goals, which include team, effort, attitude and motivation,” said Lou Savage, one of the four coaches. “In addition, the bonus goal is to have fun.”

You bet, it was a hot week.  How hot was it?

Three records were broken betwen Sept. 22 and Sept. 25, accoding to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer:

• Three new record high temperatures.
On the 22nd of 91, old record of 90 in 1980.
On the 24th of 91, old record of also 91 in 2007.
On the 25th of 90, old record of 89 in 2007.

The Icon spotted SMURF 91 on a Jeep in downtown Ada.

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