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Anne Stratton guest speaker at Heirloom Antique Club Oct. 7

Icon viewers are invited to an open meeting of the Heirloom Antique Club at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Bluffton town hall.

Anne Stratton, speaker and antique appraiser, will talk about the Confederate prisoners of the Civil War camp on Johnson's Island, Marblehead, Ohio.

Persons attending are also invited to bring one or two antiques for an appraisal. Please RSVP to Jo Edwards at 419-358-8341 or Sheila Niswander at 419-358-0394. Feel free to leave a recorded messages.

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Volunteers needed Nov. 8 to set up Ream display

Terry Mullenhour, chair of the Bluffton cultural affairs committee, invites any interested resident to help place the Ream holiday folk art display pieces on the Presbyterian Church lawn next month.

The set up is Saturday morning, Nov. 8. Mullenhours said volunteers can bring hammers and screwdrivers and be ready to help place the pieces in the yard for the 2014 Blaze of Lights season.

Persons wanting to volunteer may contact her at: terry&[email protected]

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October worship schedule set at MMH

October worship service schedules are in place at Mennonite Memorial Home. They follow:

Sundays - 9:30 a.m. chapel
Oct. 5 - Bill Herr
Oct. 12 - Rev. Charles Warren
Oct. 19 - Bill Herr
Oct. 26 - Elizabeth McDowell

Tuesdays - 6:30 p.m. chapel
Oct. 7 - Rev. Thomas Dearth, County Line Church of the Brethren
Oct. 14 - Rev. Dick Potter, Ebenezer Mennonite, communion
Oct. 21 - Steve Yoder, First Mennonite
Oct. 28 - Rev. Dave Lanquist, Riley Creek Baptist

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Bluffton University alumni go toCedar Point

BLUFFTON, Ohio—The Bluffton University alumni office will host an Oct. 25 gathering for alumni at Cedar Point.

Following a complimentary lunch at 11 a.m.—when alumni can hear updates from campus and current students—the amusement park will offer discounted rates to Bluffton visitors. Ticket prices are $37 for those at least 4 feet tall and $34.99 for those under 4 feet and over 61 years old.

Palace Theatre Big Band to perform

BLUFFTON, Ohio—Tickets are available for the next performance in the 2014-15 Bluffton University Artist Series, by the Palace Theatre Big Band at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in Yoder Recital Hall.

Bluffton Hospital announces births

The following births were reported to the Bluffton Icon by Bluffton Community  Hospital during July, August, and September:

July 16 -- Collin Andrew Siefker, son of Curtis and Lauren Siefker, McComb.

July 20 -- Brandon Isaiah Minjarez-Storrer, son of Christian Minjarez, Leipsic.

July 22 -- Daniel Ned Schumacher, son of Nathan and Katie Schumacher, Bluffton.

July 22 -- Romel Jacob Wayne Newman, son of Alicia Lee Frankforther, McComb.

July 23 -- Karsen Brantley, son of Jenna Lambert, Columbus Grove.

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