The Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee extends an invitation to anyone in the community to help place the Christmas lights and Ream display pieces on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn in November.

Terry Mullenhour, chair of the committee, said that the lights will be strung from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The Ream display pieces will be put in place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, will host a soup cook-off from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, featuring six area restaurants and caterers.

The event is in the Patio Room at Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Court, off Augsburger Road, Bluffton.

Soups include:
o Luke's Bar and Grill - Taco soup
o The Dough Hook - Chili
o LuLu's Diner and Catering - Stuffed green pepper
o Jeanne's Kitchen - Broccoli cheddar
o Bluffton University - Loaded baked potato
o Rossilli's - Corn and crab chowder

In 1963 Steiner Moter Sales, Pandora, celebrated its 50th annivesary. Leland Gerber took this photo for the anniversary celebration. Steiner Motors was located on Jefferson Street, south of Main. The car in the show room is a Dodge Dart.

Shannon Theatre and Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co., will hold its third annual customer appreciation day Saturday, Nov. 5, according to Pete and Kim Suter.

The event includes:

Bluffton American Legion Post 382 announced the recipients of donations it awarded from proceeds of its golf outing held this summer.

One hundred precent of the net proceeds went to the following charities:

Six members of the Bluffton High School girls' soccer team - five are underclassmen - were named to the North Central Soccer Association girls' all league soccer team.

Bluffton players named follow:

Jill Steinmetz, sophomore, first team, forward

Ava Yoakam, senior, second team, defender

Rachel Yoder, junior, second team, defender

Honorable mention:

Megan Dulle, junior, forward; Karli Leugers, junior, midfield; Molly Moser, sophomore, defender

Icon viewers now have access to the October Bluffton Lions Club newsletter. It is available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.

By Bryan Kress
A common clich'e in football is that if you run the ball and stop the run, you win.

That's exactly what Bluffton did as the defense played their best game of the season, shutting out Paulding and limiting them to 26 yards on the ground, and freshman quarterback Robbie Stratton ran for 3 touchdowns as Bluffton won 21-0.

Paulding started the game with a 77-yard drive but quickly ended with a R.J. Stratton interception. R.J. Stratton also added 4 catches for 58 yards.