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After posting this photo we've learned more about it. From Carrie Phillips: "It could be the 50th anniversary May Day weekend."

She adds: My grandparents, Ray and Lucile Holcomb, are in the back row, 3rd and 4th from the left.

The first row include faculty members.

Persons identified on the second row are sixth from left, Wanda Suter Pannabecker, next is Earl Lehman. Arden Slotter is 13th from left. Robert Simcox is fourth from right.

Ohio Beef - this is a speciality plate the Icon saw on Main Street Bluffton. It's a Hancock County plate we spotted on a dark  blue Toyota Highlander.

Sean Burrell says something to make the Bluffton candidates chuckle during Friday's chamber meet-the-candidate breakfast. A community election forum takes place at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall. Watch for more details on that program. The Icon will also feature a series on council and school board candidates later this week.

18 supplemental contacts on Monday's agenda

Bluffton school board members will review and act upon a five-year forecast for fiscal years 2018 to 2022 at Monday’s October board meeting.

The forecast is a state requirement of all school district.The forecast was not part of the board's packet. Watch the Icon for a followup on the forecast details.

In other action, in an otherwise light agenda, the board will act on 18 supplemental contracts and assignments. The majority involve winter coaching positions.

Six substitute teaching contracts are also on the agenda.

Was retired from Tower Automotive

Raymond "HooRay" Doyle Diller, 65, died October 13, 2017, at Bluffton Hospital.  Raymond was born Sept. 16, 1952 in Bluffton to Robert and Burdella (Nusbaum) Diller who preceded him in death. On Sept. 27, 1986 he married Deborah Ruebush who survives.

Raymond was a 1970 graduate of Bluffton High School. He retired from Tower Automotive where he was a production technician. He had also worked for Maynard Badertscher Construction, Reichenbach Lumber, Steiner Lumber and Bluffton Precast Concrete.

By Colton Steiner, sports information assistant
After a dominating Homecoming win over Anderson last week, the Bluffton University football team hit the road to face the Hanover College Panthers on Saturday, Oct. 14. After a slow start by the Beavers, they were able to come back from a 17-7 halftime deficit to lead 28-24 in the fourth quarter. However, a late touchdown by the Panthers gave the home team a 31-28 victory as Bluffton dropped to 2-4 (2-2 HCAC) on the season.

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