By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bluffton Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings in town. According to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, our town "boasts the best farmers market in northwest Ohio."
In celebration of our small but mighty farmers market, the Icon features a market vendor each week over the course of the summer.
This week's feature vendor is Previte's Italian Home Products and Middle Eastern Delicacies.
Dale Briedenbach demonstrates how the shuck corn during last Saturday's Fall Festival. This photo and those that following were taken at the Swiss Historical Society's Schumacher homestead.
Here is ODOT's update for road work scheduled next week in Allen County.
Interstate 75 between the Stewart Road overpass and Napoleon Road, between the city of Lima and the village of Beaverdam, will be restricted to one lane in both directions for a pavement resurfacing project.
The project also includes repairs on the ramps at the Bluelick Road interchange and on the bridges over Sugar Creek. Lane restrictions will be in place each week from Monday morning to Friday afternoon.
By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - The Bluffton boys golf team finished 13th out of 18 teams in the Div. III district tournament at Bowling Green's Stone Ridge Golf Club Thursday.
Kalida won the district team title with 328 strokes. Minster ended up second (333), followed by St. Joseph Central Catholic (339) and Seneca East (349).
Bluffton came in 13th with a total of 377 strokes, finishing five strokes ahead of league rival Allen East (382).
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - Visiting Bluffton lost a five-set heartbreaker at rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference volleyball thriller Thursday night.
Bluffton led 2-1 but lost the fourth set, then was nipped in a tight fifth game by just two points.
The 27-25, 21-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 11-9 overall, and they finished 4-4 in NWC play. AE improved to 7-5 overall and 3-4 in the NWC with the comeback victory.
