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Freshman Anna Hairston (Mansfield/Ontario) was recently named the Heartland Conference Female Athlete of the Week following her performance at the Queen City Invitational on Friday, Sept. 9.

Hairston, who is relatively new to the sport in only her second year, set the mark for the fastest 5k all-time at Bluffton University. She finished with a time of 19:37 in a very competitive women's field, good enough for 40th among 148 total runners at the Queen City Invitational in Cincinnati. She was the highest-placing non-scholarship athlete on the women's side.

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Bluffton American Legion Post 382 presented checks to 11 area organizations on Sept. 9. From left, Ed Yeager, Community Assistance Program, Dr. Darrell Groman, Boy Scouts, Mike Metzger, Boy Scouts, Amanda Stechschulte, Girl Scouts, Erinn Prater, Bluffton Diamond Sports, and legion members, Dennis Morrison,  Sam Reineke, Fred Arnold and Jerry Cupples. 

According to Morrison, $6,000 was raise from the 4th annual golf outing, and was distributed to the following organizations:

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This week celebrates the 140th anniversary of St. John's United Church of Christ. Here is a photo of the congregation's centennial committee, taken in 1973.

Front, from left, Meredith Stepleton, Rhoda Matter, correspondence; Silas Diller, general chairman; La Donna Derringer, secretary; Sidney C. Stettler, history chairman and booklet chairman; Leota Badertscher, church publications.

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Trick-or-treat night in Bluffton is set. Dennis Gallant, Bluffton mayor, set the date as 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, which happens to be the actual Halloween night this year.

 

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Bluffton Icon's newest advertiser is Crystal Sellers-Battle, Avon representative. Icon viewers may reach her several ways:

Website: www.youravon.com/csellers-battle
E-mail: [email protected]
Cell: 614-425-6227

Avon's Campaign 20 started on Sept. 9.
 

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By Bryan Kress
After a slow first half that showed only one touchdown from Carey the fireworks were turned on in the second with six scores allowing the Pirates to take home the victory.

The only score of the first came a Zach Brodman four-yard run to put the game at 6-0.

Bluffton came out of half time throwing as Mitchell Ault got the Pirates on the board with a 54-yard pass to Levi Kistler.

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