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Interested in taking a cold moon star walk? How about participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count?

Those events plus several others are planned this winter by The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve and Conservation Farm, rural Pandora, according to Anne Coburn-Griffis, of the Farm.

The fall newsletter, attached at the bottom of this story provides additional details of programming.

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Anna Hairston, a Bluffton University senior from Ontario, Ohio, will discuss “Deficiency: Situational and Generational Poverty in America Explored through Art” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the reading room, Musselman Library. The event is free and open to the public. 

Next tourney opponent Saturday; BHS faces winner of Mansfield Christian/Ashland Crestview game

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Bluffton hosted the Allen East Mustangs for the second time this year in the Division III sectional semifinal game on Tuesday night. 

Both teams battled significant wind on Steinmetz Field in front of a packed stadium. 

The score was 0-0 at the end of the first half, but the the Lady Pirates managed to land goal 1 at the 33 minute mark of the second half, when Sophomore Averey Rumor played the ball up to Senior Sarah Theisen, who dribbled up field and hit the back of the net. 

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Watch out for these future varsity Pirates.

The Bluffton seventh grade girls' volleyball team earned second place in this year's Northwest Conference volleyball play.

Team members are, back from left, Coach Green, Sophie Bricker, Lauren Swartzlander, Skyler Scoles, Kylie Stackhouse, Ellie Nickles, Cara Young, Avery Zuercher, Ella Krupp.

Front from left, Haelyn Bischoff, Alexis White, Kylie Monday, Anna Knauss, Kiera Rieman.

 

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There are things to explore, lids to open and boxes to measure at the Bluffton Community Preschool. Two young explorers were working on a serious project when the Icon took this photo recently.

With several photos of events from Saturday

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 Seniors Chad Gundy of Flanagan, Ill., and Kati O’Neill of Wapakoneta, Ohio, were crowned Bluffton University’s Homecoming king and queen at halftime of the annual Homecoming football game on Oct. 15.
 
Other seniors on the Homecoming court were John Eckenrode of Oregon, Ohio, and Mickie Gonwick of Hicksville, Ohio. Junior attendants were Malik Jackson of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Elaina Alpeter of Galloway, Ohio, while sophomore attendants were Dan Gregg of Ontario, Ohio, and Erika Motiejunas of Mentor, Ohio.    
 

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