By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Bluffton tennis team nipped Lima Senior 3-2 Thursday evening.
Pirate senior Grant Klingler won his match at second singles 6-3, 6-0.
Pirate senior Thad Mittendorf also won handily at third singles by a 6-1, 6-0 count.
Bluffton sophomores Braeden Ackerman and Eli Wenger triumphed at second doubles 6-2, 6-3.
Pirate junior Luke Shadle lost at first singles after splitting the first two sets 3-6, 6-3. He then lost a 10-9 tiebreaker in lieu of playing a full thord set.
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AN ICON OPINION -
All politics is local, or so goes the phrase.
That’s so true here.
Watching Bluffton politics as we have since the 1970s several things come to mind.
• No one runs for mayor, council or school board when thing in the village and the school district appear to be operating smoothly.
• When chaos erupts suddenly the ballot is packed.
Case in point: In 2017 10 persons ran for 4 Bluffton council seats.
We recall an earlier mayoral election when 5 candidate were on the ballot.
Bluffton pathway board is asking users of the many village pathways to consider trail use etiquette. This sign along one of the pathways asks users to keep right, control your speed, watch traffic signals, respect other users, clear the way when stopped, don't block lanes and pick up after your pet.
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED AT 10:55 A.M. MAY 7 - On Thursday, the Allen County board of elections did not provide the Icon with a complete list of persons filing for Bluffton council seats in the Nov. 2 general election.
The board chair notified the Icon of the omission this morning. We now know that four persons have filed for the four seats on the Nov. 2 Bluffton council ballot. They are:
• Mitch Kingsley, Democrat
• Jerry Cupplies, independent
• Phill Talavinia, independent
• David Steiner, independent
