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I'll have my cake and eat it, too

I'll have my cake and eat it, too

Evelyn and Darvin Luginbuhl talk with Deb Lehman, R.N., and Crista Nofziger, aide, and her daughter, Lily, during Mennonite Home Health Service's 15th anniversary celebration Nov. 9 at the town hall.

15 minutes with Brendon Matthews

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Were you born in Bluffton? Did your family always live on the nature preserve?

Yes, Bluffton Hospital. My first memories are of the house we lived in on Riley Street, down by the entrance to the Buckeye Park. I also remember riding big wheels on the sidewalks with the Agner boys. I'm not exactly sure when we moved to the Preserve, sometime in the early '80s. Anyways, mom and dad are going on 25+ years out there.

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Dick Boehr answers the question "Why Bluffton?" during Friday's chamber breakfast

Dick Boehr is this month's speaker at the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The event is at 7:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, in the community room of the town hall.

Boehr has been a member of the chamber and the Bluffton Business Men's Association, which eventually became the chamber. He has been in business in Bluffton for over 50 years. His talk title is: "Why Bluffton?"

Events begin at 7 a.m. as Joy Stemen will provide members with free massages. Jonathan Luginbill, Bluffton University music major, will provide instrumental music during that time.

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Boosters pay off mortgage on Ricky Matter Strength and Fitness Center

Note: The Bluffton Athletic Boosters recently completed payment on the Ricky Matter Strength and Fitness Center. This story commemorates that event.

Photo and story by Josh Stallings, Icon university intern
The moment you step in the doors of the flawless weight room or enter the gate for a football game, the memory of a very talented and promising young man hits you like a sucker punch to the gut. The two structures are in remembrance of Ricky Matter, a Bluffton High School student who lost his life in a car accident six years ago.

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Rev. Carol Clements named pastor at St. John's UCC

Rev. Carol Clements

A new pastor for St. John's United Church of Christ (UCC) preached in this Bluffton congregation for the first time on Sunday, Oct. 10.

Rev. Carol Clements, a graduate of the denomination's Lancaster (Pa.) Seminary, has long been active in heeding Jesus Christ's call for service to suffering humanity, even before her entering the Christian ministry as a second vocation.

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Kindergartners learn about Veterans Day

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As part of their learning about Veterans Day, the kindergarten classes at Bluffton Elementary made ornaments for Christmas trees that will be sent to military bases in Iraq.

Some of the kindergartners, their families, and teachers attended a ceremony at Kaleidoscope Farms on Sunday, Nov. 7. The kindergartners presented the ornaments to the veterans that selected the trees. The trees will be shipped as part of 300 trees from Ohio through Project Evergreen. FedEx provides the shipping.

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