October 2023

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The Bluffton High School class of 1963 celebrated their 60th class reunion at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton on Friday evening, September 15, followed by a brunch on the following morning.

In person attendance:

1st Row: Pauline Kinsinger, Edie Watts, Linda Baber Zwinski, Deanna Beach Essinger

2nd Row: Brenda Moser, Sharlene Lanning Antritt, Betty Thomas Basinger, Linda Steinman Inbody, Nancy Luginbuhl Frick

Back Row: Bob Blank, Al Traucht, Brice Balmer, Lynn Basinger, Jerry Weaver, Bob Badertscher, Rodger Benroth, Rich Bucher, Ken Lugibihl, Marvin Augsburger, Norman Reichenbach  

Joining the group via Zoom were Diana Hilty Marshall, Coletta Lora Wiebe, Connie Habegger Briggs and Midori Oyamada Shimada.

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The Hardin County Sheriff's office has made the following announcement: A single vehicle crash early Sunday afternoon has claimed the life of an Arlington man. 

Hardin County Central Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call at 12:14 p.m. reporting a crash of a vehicle into a tree at 18689 TR 22, Forest. 

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Guest Speaker Amanda Wischmeyer, owner of Little Riley Creek Farm, will be talking about planting, raising and harvesting garlic at the October 3 meeting of the Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area.

6:00 p.m. - October 3
Garden Club Meeting
Bluffton Public Library, Lower Level

Wischmeyer will be bringing four types of garlic (3 hard neck, & 1 soft neck variety) raised on her farm to sell.

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Four Bluffton ghost story talks by Fred Steiner take place in October, according to the author of the newly released “Where Bluffton’s Ghosts Sleep.”

The talks, presented with PowerPoint graphics, are open to the public on the following dates:

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Jacob Buchanan, M’Della Moon endowed chair in botany and environmental science, will present the Colloquium, “The influence of environmental and biotic filters on prairie pothole community dynamics” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

During the presentation, Buchanan will discuss a subset of his dissertation.

The prairie pothole region is a massive wetland complex in north-central North America. This region is characterized by gentle rolling hills dotted with millions of small wetlands called prairie potholes. These wetlands support aquatic insects and crustaceans adapted to a harsh climate and seasonal availability of surface water. Buchanan will discuss the relative influence of temperature, disturbance, organismal movements and predation on the behavior of these communities.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Picture-perfect day in Bluffton HERE.

By Paula Scott
Icon editor

Sometimes the job of reporting for the Icon takes me out of my comfort zone. A case in point: the annual antique tractor show at Maple Crest which is a special feature of the Bluffton Fall Festival. The closest I’ve come to a tractor is an occasional hayride and the fact that my dad worked for Massey Ferguson in Detroit for most of my childhood.

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Area residents and businesses are invited to a Customer Appreciation Day celebration on Friday, October 6, from 11:30 am to 1:00 p.m., at the Citizen National Bank Bluffton office,102 S. Main St. 

Free lunch including hamburgers, brats, sides and a cookie, will be served. Attendees may also enter to win a variety of door prizes. 

The bank hosts this annual event as a way to show appreciation for its customers. “We’re really looking forward to networking with our customers and having the chance to thank them in person for the trust they place in our bank every day,” says Brandt Miller, Bluffton Market President.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team fell victim to a second-half rally and was defeated 2-1 at Riverdale Saturday, September 30, in a non-league match at Falcon Field.

The Pirates led 1-0 at the half, but gave up two goals after intermission to lose.

Bluffton dropped to 4-7-2 overall with the road defeat. 

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Bluffton hosts Columbus Grove on October 3

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost a defensive battle 1-0 to visiting Kalida Saturday morning, September 30.

The Pirate girls fell to 9-5-1 with the non-league loss, while the Wildcats girls improved to 5-4-3 after the win.

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Bluffton visits Grove in the regular season finale October 20

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School football team shut out visiting Crestview 21-0 in a Northwest Conference showdown Friday night, September 29, at Harmon Field. (Scoreboard HERE.)

The stingy Pirate defense posted its fifth consecutive shutout to pave the way for unbeaten Bluffton. The Pirates did not allow a point in the month of September.

Bluffton improved to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win. The Pirates are tied for the conference lead with Columbus Grove.

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