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Winner will receive a bouquet of flowers from Town and Country Flowers

Nominate Bluffton's sweetest person for Sweetest Day on Oct. 20.

One winner will be drawn from all nominations. The winner will receive a bouquet of flowers from Town and Country Flowers, 124 N. Main St., Bluffton.

To enter, send your nominee's name to: [email protected]. Please include your name in the e-mail.

The deadline to enter is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17. The winner will receive the flowers on Friday, Oct. 19, "from you" one day in advance of Sweetest Day.

 

Bluffton College graduate from Berne, Indiana

Philip David Sprunger, 75, died Oct. 4, 2018, at his residence in Bluffton. Philip was born Oct. 10, 1942 in Berne, Indiana, to the late Donald and Mary Jane (Nussbaum) Sprunger. On July 23, 1966, he married Janice Smith Sprunger who survives in Bluffton.

Philip graduated from Berne French High School, obtained his bachelor's degree from Bluffton College and his master's degree from St. Francis College.  He had been an educator and guidance counselor at Leipsic and Patrick Henry Schools. 

Sweetest Day in Ada includes drawing for a dinner at The Inn at ONU

FROM ADA ICON - Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has sweet plans for Saturday, Oct. 20, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

"Come downtown to celebrate Sweetest Day on Oct. 20," she said. "Visit our shops and enjoy a special sweet treat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m."

Shoppers may also register at the following participating businesses to win a dinner gift certficate from The Inn at ONU.

• Reichert's
• The Mercantile
• Ada Flea Market
• Dear Darling Boutique
• The Attic Trunk
• Marlene's Cookies and Deborah's Short Cakes

Where do you sit or stand when watching a Bluffton High School football game at Harmon Field? One "free" spot is here, between Riley Creek and Harmon Road-College Avenue. Perhaps you've never noticed the "BLUFFTON" lettering in the railing.

It's one more piece of a vision to encircle the village with a pathway

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Bluffton’s Lions Way Bentley Road Pathway had it christening on Tuesday. The celebration recognized the .9 mile extension of the pathway project, now it its ninth year.

The event recognizes the pathway extension from Augsburger-Elm south along Bentley Road to the bridge near Kibler Street.

Prior to the Bentley pathway's existence, this heavily foot-trafficked road had no sidewalk or designation for non-vehicular traffic.

Bill Gaines, who helped bring soccer to Bluffton, was remembered on Sept. 25 during the Bluffton HS boys’ versus Ada soccer match.

Gaines died July 8. He was a soccer coach in the Bluffton schools for many years. The recognition took place during halftime of the varsity contest.

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