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Bluffton University will honor three alumni and a former faculty and staff member at its annual alumni awards banquet on Homecoming weekend. The Commons, in Marbeck Center, will be the site at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

The late Jean (Hoover ’47) Triplett is this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Service Award, presented to alumni who have dedicated their lives to heartfelt service to people, community or church.

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Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of The Green House Project, will present a folk concert, story-telling and book-signing program at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Court, Bluffton, at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14.

The program is part of the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) daylong dedication of its Willow Ridge campus, the first two Green House homes in Ohio. The Willow Ridge dedication is at 1 p.m.

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The following births were reported to The Icon from Bluffton Hospital from Sept. 3 to Oct. 3.

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15 minutes with Mike Johnson
Interviewed by Derek Woods, Icon intern

Mike, what year are you at Bluffton University, where is your hometown and what position do you play on the Bluffton University football team?

I'm a senior linebacker, from Trenton, New Jersey. 

What's your major at Bluffton?
Business administration.

I understand you stayed on campus this past summer. What was your job?
I worked for Buildings and Grounds at the university on the paint crew.

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Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio invites Icon viewers to its dedication and open house of Willow Ridge Green House homes on Sunday, Octy. 14.

1-2 p.m. - Dedication and celebration (at Maple Crest)
2-3 p.m. - Tour of Green House homes
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Book signing, story telling and folk concert by Dr. Bill Thomas 

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The Mennonite Memorial Home (MMH) campus was a hub of activity on Sept. 29 as part of the Bluffton Fall Festival. 

From 10 am to noon, visitors could peruse the Silent Auction items, eat lunch and pick up delicious home-baked goods from the Service Group’s bake sale. 

Outside, the fun continued with craft tables with items for sale made by residents of the MMH campus and face painting, kiddie train rides and a hay dig for kids. 

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