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Scott Roger Born, 54, died at his Bluffton residence on Oct. 28, 2019.  The son of Nancy and (the late) Don Fultz of Bluffton, and Roger and Phyllis Born of Circleville, Ohio, Scott was born June 7, 1965, in Lima, Ohio.

Scott was a 1983 graduate of Bluffton High School, and earned, with honors, an Associate's Degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from Lima Technical College.  Scott had most recently been employed by Accubuilt in Lima.

7 p.m. contest opponent is Fairview Park HS, Cuyahoga County school

Bluffton High School boys’ soccer team travels to Sandusky today (Wednesday, Oct. 30) for a 7 p.m. Division III regional semi-final round game versus Fairview Park.

The game is played at Sandusky High School’s football stadium, Strobel Field and Cedar Point Stadium, 75 Orlando Pace Drive, Sandusky. (The game was originally set for Sandusky Perkins, but was changed to Sandusky HS.)

Tickets at the gate are $8.

A BHS spirit bus leaves Bluffton at 5 p.m. tonight.

Bluffton Icon will take photos at the public library, stop in!

Just a reminder that the village of Bluffton trick-or-treat is still set for 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31.

• Bluffton Family Recreation will accept Halloweeners from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• Members of Bluffton University’s Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association and Bluffton Education Association are inviting community members and trick-or-treaters to Mosiman Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Classrooms will be decorated for the Halloween holiday and treats will be handed out. 

Are you packing or buying? Check out the school lunch menu for November to decide. 

Professor shares about apprenticeship

Jeanna Haggard, assistant professor of food and nutrition, will present the Colloquium, “Apprentice at Chef and the Farmer,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

During the presentation, Haggard will share about her apprenticeship with celebrity chef Vivian Howard, owner of Chef and the Farmer in Kinston, N.C., and star of the PBS show “A Chef’s Life.”

Bulb forcing is the topic of the 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, meeting of the Bluffton and Pandora Area Gardeners. This hands-on demonstration will be led by Dr. Richard Deerhake, Master Gardener Volunteer, and includes planting your own bulbs to take home. Participants have the choice of either hyacinth, tulips, or daffodil bulbs, and the cost is $12. The fee covers bulbs (10-12), special bulb potting soil and handouts.

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