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Chamber breakfast

Barry Schneck of Richland Manor talks with Ryan Lowry of McDonald's following Friday's chamber breakfast. Judge Richard Warren was the speaker. Click for a video.

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First Mennonite Church is sponsoring a Peace Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11.

On Sept. 10, Saturday morning, a Peace Festival will be held in the parking lot of FMC with face-painting and other activities for children, live music, a mural to add to, informational displays, and international clothing to try on with your families for a photo, see books on display, all during the farmer's market from 9:30-12.

The Bluffton University Peace Club and Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center will be part of the Saturday morning event.

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Watch out for bikers in Bluffton on Sunday, Sept. 11.

The Hancock Handlebars Club has Bluffton on its 2011 Hancock Horizontal Hundred biking event. According to Paul Craun of the club, over 700 bikers will participate. The event offers routes of 4 miles, 20 miles, 40 miles, 62 miles and 100 miles.

Bikers are expected to be in Bluffton anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., with most arriving between noon and 1 p.m., according to Craun.

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Lots of Rocket cheers

Every Pandora-Gilboa cheerleader from midgets to varsity football will perform at P-G's football game Friday. For details click here.

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Bluffton girls' soccer team smashed Lincolnview 10-1 on Sept. 8, in a home match. Bluffton led 5-0 at the half.

Game stats follow:

Halftime: B, 5-0 Goals: (B) Bonnell, (B) Bonnell, (B) Dulle, (B) Dulle, (B) Dulle, (B) Lugibihl, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Steinmetz, (LJ) K Thatcher, (B) Wright. Assists: (B) Crisp, (B) Leugers, (B) Steinmetz, (B) Lugibihl.

Shots on Goal: B, 29-15. Corner Kicks: B, 6-1,Saves: LJ,J Thatcher (19); B,Emily Schwager (9), Heslep (5)

Record: Bluffton 3-2-0, 2-0-0
Lincolnview 1-3-0, NA

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Paul King shared this interesting story with The Icon today. It's a story about a Bluffton slaw cutter that lasted 52 years.

Here's a portion of a letter sent this week to the slaw cutter company from a customer in Florida:

"Greetings. I put my cole slaw cutter in my suitcase flying out of Orlando, Florida, to my cabin in Illinois. Here is the problem. Cole slaw cutter was missing from my luggage when unpacking in Illinois.

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