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Chamber breakfast

Dr. Terry Chappell, featured speaker at Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast, talks with a chamber member following the breakfast. Over 60 persons attending the event, which also included an introduction of the senior members of the Bluffton High School homecoming court. Dick Boehr is the Nov. 12 chamber breakfast speaker.

CATCH me if you can

Bluffton fourth graders have an opportunity to participate in the CATCH Fitness Program this school year. The program begins on Monday, Oct. 18. Activities are held in the elementary multi-purpose room from 3 to 4 p.m. Contact the elementary office for more

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Public Library gets spooky this month

Bluffton Public Library is getting spooky this October with two special programs for children. Tuesday, Oct. 19 is Spooky Cartoon Night beginning at 3:30 p.m. Children ages 3-10 will watch a Halloween cartoon and listen to a slightly scary ghost story. Ghostly snacks will be provided to all participants. The cartoon and story are both rated G.

Then, on Oct. 26, children ages 3-14 are invited to get dressed up in their Halloween finery for the library's Trick AND Treat program at 4:30 p.m.

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6 p.m. parade today one of largest small-town parades in NW Ohio

A combined Bluffton High School and Bluffton University homecoming parade set for 6 p.m. tonight creates perhaps the largest small town parade of its type in northwestern Ohio.

Both Bluffton University and Bluffton High School will celebrate its 2010 homecoming on Friday and Saturday. Bluffton University's king and queen will be announced on Saturday afternoon.

Members of the homecoming court have been selected by BHS students. The 2010 king and queen will be announced in a pre-game ceremony Friday on Harmon Field. Members of the court follow:

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Memorial service Oct. 23 at Richland Manor

Richland Manor will host a candlelight memorial service at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23. The service will be held by Pastor Mark Neddeau of Shepherd's Flock Apostolic Church, who is presently Chaplain at the Manor.

This service will memorialize those residents who died away in 2009-2010, while offering families a moment to reflect on their lives and also take the opportunity to heal, re-unite and deal with the many complex emotions death can leave behind.

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Icon now features photos of babies born at Bluffton Hospital

The Bluffton Icon and Bluffton Hospital have teamed together to share with Icon viewers photos of babies born at Bluffton Hospital. To view babies photos simply click here.

This link connects you to the Bluffton BabyNet page. Photos are available by baby name and date of birth.

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