The winner of Week 5 of the Icon High School Football Contest is Becky Warren. She and 10 other contestants all tied with 10 points this week.
Three contestants were eliminated by virtue of the 1st tie-breaker by picking Bluffton to win by 1-7 points. Of the remaining eight contestants Warren was the only one to correctly pick Columbus Grove to lose by 1-7 points.
Other contestants:
10 points - Andy Althaus, Dave Moser, Duane Bollenbacher, Jerry Cupples, John Dailey, Mike Burris, Nancy Armour, Andy Borgelt, David Glick and Joyce Suter.
Ruth L. Ayers, 92 of Bluffton died at 2 a.m. Sept. 25, 2011, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Earl W. Lehman, 89 of Bluffton died at 5:27 p.m. Sept. 24, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Persons unable to attend any or all the events of Bluffton's fall festival...or those who attended and wish to have a second look are in luck.
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Dr. Philip Metres, a poet and member of the English faculty at John Carroll University, will read from his work at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Musselman Library Reading Room at Bluffton University. The event, beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., is free and open to the public.
Metres' writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry. He is also the author of several books, most recently the 2008 collection, "To See the Earth."
Carlin Carpenter, assistant professor emeritus of health, physical education and recreation at Bluffton University, will discuss sexual behavior in a Bluffton Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Founders Hall. The forum, aimed at students as part of the university's yearlong focus on public health and wellness, is free and open to the public.
Bluffton University's Sauder Visual Arts Center will host "rags of intention," an exhibition of architectural sculpture by Philip Sommer, from Oct. 1-23. Free and open to the public, the exhibit will open with a reception for Sommer from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery.
The art installation will be an interactive, contemplative space animated by light and water and integrated with sculptural components, according to Sommer, a resident of Dungannon, Ontario, Canada, who attended Bluffton.
The Lady Pirates traveled to Van Buren for a match up with the Black Knights. A black night it was for the pirates as VB's speed was too much and beat them 5-0. The Pirates have another chance Monday when they meet LCC and Tuesday when they are on the road again against Upper Sandusky.
The Bluffton Beavers lost a nail-biting five-set match against the Lions of Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 (25-17, 18-25, 22-25, 27-25, 19-17).
