By Bryan Kress

Game stats in attachment at bottom of story.

Troy Breidenbach game photos click here.

With the rain pouring down and a field as torn up as it was any team has a chance to win, even 0-5 Allen East had a chance to win.

This was not to be the case as Bluffton earned their 4th win of the season, but in a game that was closer than anyone would have thought, 21-14.

In the tradition of St. Francis

Rev. Carol Clements of St. John's U.C.C. offers a blessing to "Millie," Bob and Pam Everett's dog, during a Blessing of Pets held at the church on Saturday.

Aphaphanh Nussbaum, manager of Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main St., Bluffton, announced that the Main Street shop now has Tree of Life Serving Platters created in the West Bank.

Store hours are:

Monday-Wednesday 9:00-5:00

Thursday 1:00-5:00

Friday-Saturday 9:00-5:00

Call Ten Thousand Villages at (419)358-7233 for more information.

The winner of The Bluffton Icon's Week 5 of College Football Contest is Jim Dillman. Jim and Mike Burris both accumulated 10 points this week with Jim winning the 4th tie-breaker.

There is a tie for this week's High School football contest. Mike Burris and Nancy Armour both picked all 10 games correct receiving 11 points and picked the tie-breakers the same.

Other contestants:

Icon viewers:

Anyone who sang with Earl Lehman in the past is welcome and encouraged to join the Chancel Choir at First Mennonite Church in order to sing at his memorial service, which will be held on Friday, October 7 at 2:30 p.m.

The rehearsal will be on Wednesday evening, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Mennonite Church.

The choir will be singing Mendelssohn's "He Watching Over Israel" and Rutter's "For the Beauty of the Earth."

Unbeaten Kalida girls' soccer team stopped Bluffton girls 5-0 on Saturday at Steinmetz Field. Here are the game stats:

Halftime: K, 3-0 Goals: (K) Holtkamp, (K) Holtkamp, (K) Holtkamp, (K) Kaufman, (K) Kaufman. Assists: NA.

Shots on Goal: K, 15-1. Corner Kicks: K, 8-2, Saves: K,Enka Brinkman (1); B,Emily Schwager (7), Heslep (3)

Home: Bluffton 4-8-0, 3-1-0
Away: Kalida 9-0-2, NA

Stats http: //www.bluffton.edu/sports/womenssoccer/2011/10-01-ws.htm

The Transylvania University women's soccer team turned a 17-5 advantage in shots into a 4-0 shutout of Bluffton University on a cold Saturday, October 1, 2011. Bluffton dipped to 4-2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Heartland Conference, while the Pioneers improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the HCAC.

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