Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2020 - 4:37pm
Some quotes heard in Bluffton:
“Don’t you realize? This is it. We may never see each other again.” Jim Opperman
Elmer Neufeld once asked me, “Jaye, what is art?"
"I answered, your signature. That's art." Jaye Bumbaugh
“When I tell people that I'm the postmaster's daughter they say, 'Oh, yeah.' I can never get away with anything because he's going to find out.” Allie Gratz-Collier
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2020 - 3:43pm
The alley between Roots by Strattons and Brandon Blackford's Edward Jones office takes on small-town holiday charm this month. And, a snowfall adds to the feeling. The alley includes an archway plus several display and can easily be viewed from Main Street. (This view looks through the archway toward Main Street.)
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2020 - 3:13pm
Bluffton University’s annual Holiday Collage Concert will be streamed for viewing at www.bluffton.edu/musat 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6.
The concert will feature small groupings of the Concert Band performing traditional Christmas carols and hymns that were originally arranged for the Salvation Army band. Pieces include “Joy to the World,” “House of the Rising Bells” and “Gesu Bambino.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2020 - 1:27pm
By Amelia Alexander Amelia, an Ada HS student, is the Icon's newest columnist. Writing twice a month, this is her third column. Click here to read her most recent column. You will find all her future columns on our "Columnists" page.
COVID has caused a lot of uncertainty for everyone. This past spring, the majority of us were afraid of the virus, the economic uncertainty of the shutdown, and the uncertainty of remote learning.