Stats: http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/football/2011/09-24-fb.htm

The Bluffton University football team jumped out to a 10-0 lead before 28 unanswered by the Lions sent Mount St. Joseph to a 28-17 victory over the visitors. Bluffton slipped to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the Heartland Conference while MSJ stayed perfect at 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the HCAC.

The winner of Week 4 of the Icon College Football Contest is Dan Lee. He accumulated 10 points to win the contest this week.

Other contestants:
9 points - Ben Reineke, Joyce Suter, Logan Steingass and Lyle Arnold.

8 points - Andy Althaus, Andy Borgelt, Dave Moser, Duane Bollenbacher, John Clevidence, Marlon Young, Mike Burris, Randy Spallinger and Scott Gleason.

7 points - Becky Warren, Dan Smith, David Glick, James Crawfis, Jared Lehman, Jerry Cupples, Melisha Henry, Nancy Armour and Zach Conrath.

The winner of Week 5 of the Icon High School Football Contest is Becky Warren. She and 10 other contestants all tied with 10 points this week.

Three contestants were eliminated by virtue of the 1st tie-breaker by picking Bluffton to win by 1-7 points. Of the remaining eight contestants Warren was the only one to correctly pick Columbus Grove to lose by 1-7 points.

Other contestants:
10 points - Andy Althaus, Dave Moser, Duane Bollenbacher, Jerry Cupples, John Dailey, Mike Burris, Nancy Armour, Andy Borgelt, David Glick and Joyce Suter.

Ruth L. Ayers, 92 of Bluffton died at 2 a.m. Sept. 25, 2011, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Earl W. Lehman, 89 of Bluffton died at 5:27 p.m. Sept. 24, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Persons unable to attend any or all the events of Bluffton's fall festival...or those who attended and wish to have a second look are in luck.

The Bluffton Icon created several videos of the day. Several videos are still being processed. However, to view what we have ready to show you now...click on.

For a video of the Bluffton Lions Foundatation Corvette car raffle click here.

For a video of the quilt show at Maple Crest click here.

Drive Time Driving Instructions, Bluffton, will offer driving classes beginning October 2.

Click here for more details.

Poet to give reading at Bluffton

Dr. Philip Metres, a poet and member of the English faculty at John Carroll University, will read from his work at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Musselman Library Reading Room at Bluffton University. The event, beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., is free and open to the public.

Metres' writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry. He is also the author of several books, most recently the 2008 collection, "To See the Earth."