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Here is a photo of the Bluffton fifth grade class taught by Sylvia Biederman in 1931-32.

Some of the students are identified:

Bottom row from left, Walt King, Ralph Matter,___, Lora Schultz, Betty Lewis, Junior Holden, Ivan Agin, Jack Clark, _____ John Lloyd.

Second row from left, Jason Triplehorn, ______, Elias Augsburger, _____, _____, _____, Brooks Root, Marcile Lora, Zietella Gettles.

Third row from left, Sylvia Biederman (teacher), Dick Pannabecker, Bob Luginbuhl, Wade Huber, Sam M______,LaVerne Huber, Wilma Nonnamaker, Betty Lape, Magdalene Oyer, _____.

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Bluffton residents hear a eastbound and later a westbound freight ease through town on a nightly basis. Here's the westbound return train coming from Fostoria on a Friday night.

29th among 79 comparable institutions in 12 Midwest states

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Bluffton University remains in the top tier of Midwest “regional colleges” in U.S. News & World Report rankings.
 
The 2017 edition of the magazine’s Best Colleges guidebook ranks Bluffton 29th among 79 comparable institutions in 12 Midwest states. Now listed in the U.S. News rankings for 19 consecutive years, Bluffton has consistently been ranked in the top tier of Midwest colleges.
 

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There's a new Facebook page in town and the Icon invites viewers to "like" it.

Created by Paula Scott, the page's purpose is to share ideas and experiences concering: Share the Road - Bluffton, Ohio.

Scott says that the intent of the Facebook is to promote pedestrian safety, particularly at the intersection of Main and College.

Here's the Facebook link - CLICK HERE.

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Margaret Carr, lifelong Bluffton resident, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Friday, Sept. 16.

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Richard H. and Mary Ann Jordan will soon observe 60 years of marriage. They were wed on Sept. 16, 1956, in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Ada, by the Rev. L.H. Wyandt.
 
The Jordans are parents of two sons, R. Timothy D. Jordan of Clarksville, Tenn., and Nathaniel W. T. (Jenni) Jordan of Bluffton, and two daughters, Amy R. King and Bethany G. (Jon) Theis, also of here.
 
Their grandchildren are Jordan, Ashleigh, and Kaity Beth King, Benjamin and Lindsay Theis, and Grant and Matthew Jordan, all of Bluffton, and Dylan Badertscher of Clarksville, Tenn.
 

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