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By Paula Scott

Consider yourself a regular Bluffton Icon reader? Love crosswords?

We have a challenge for you: the new Bluffton Icon crossword puzzle. It's a test of whether you read and remember stories from the Icon during September 2022.

Play the crossword online at

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Think the puzzle is too easy or too hard? Send feedback to [email protected]

Stay tuned for the list of articles referenced.

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By Paula Scott

The Village of Bluffton is working on a big picture project called “Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow” that includes a dialogue with Bluffton residents about their community needs and wants.

A new, in-person opportunity to weigh in on these topics has been scheduled:

Community Engagement Open House
3:30-7:30 p.m. on October 19
Bluffton Middle School Cafetorium

This is your chance to spend as little as 10 minutes engaging with topics that received the most attention in an online survey in July.

Multiple stations will be set up in the cafetorium with sticker polls, maps and the opportunity to contribute to lists of ideas and write comments.

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The office of the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon will be closed today, October 10, and will be closed for holidays including:

October 10 - Columbus Day / Indigenous People's Day

November 11 - Veterans Day

November 24-25 - Thanksgiving 

December 23-26 - Christmas

December 30-January 2 - New Year

January 16, 2023 - Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

February 20 - Presidents' Day

April 7-10 - Good Friday-Easter Monday

May 29 - Memorial Day

June 19 - Juneteenth

July 3-4 - Independence Day

September 4- Labor Day

When our editor is not out gathering news, the Icon office is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Dates in this article have been corrected since the first posting.

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Begining on October 10, the office of the Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon will be closed on federal holidays.

Please continue to send your news, letters and advertising information 24/7 to [email protected].

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A visit to the Allen County Museum using public bus

By Paula Scott

On August 17, the Icon tagged along for a ride on the Route 9 bus provided by the Allen County Regional Transit Authority. I joined a small but sociable group from the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center for a visit to the Allen County Historical Society and Museum, 620 W. Market Street.

My purpose was to investigate the bus-riding opportunity, which has been available since June 2021, but the group's destination was an added temptation. Senior center director Tonya Meyer was our leader, providing information about fares and recommending a brown bag lunch. I hurried over to the Dough Hook for a quick sandwich and drink, asking Marlena Ballinger what was her fastest sandwich--smoked turkey was on the slicer.

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UPDATE: Our access to Facebook has been restored and your viewer access may in fact not have been interrupted. However, we'll be updating a few posts that have been lost in the process.

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The Bluffton Icon's Facebook page service has been interrupted on the morning of July 26. Our switch to the new Pages experience was bumpy, so we opted to switch back to the Classic view.

The result for now is no Bluffton Icon Facebook page. We'll keep you posted.

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