Here's a popular Bluffton couple taken at least 1 year ago. Just kidding. Paul Diller took this photo of Darvin and Evelyn Luginbuhl when? At their wedding? At a Bluffton College May Day? Let's ask Darvin or Evelyn, or Gregg for the answer.
How many Icon viewers had either of these two as a teacher?
Let's see how absorbed you are in Bluffton. Here's a quiz -sorry, no prizes - centering Bluffton 2010 and 2011. Let's see what you know. Each question is worth 1 point. Two bonus questions are available. You may choose which one you wish to answer. It is worth 3 points.
If you play this at a new year's eve party and enter into any disputes over answers do not call The Icon. Settle it yourselves.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will launch 2011 informing its members about social media and how to take advantage of this new and expanding technology.
Ryan Lowry, Bluffton High School graduate and senior marketing major at Ohio Northern University, will discuss social media at the 7:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 14, chamber breakfast. Richland Manor provides the breakfasts for the 2010-11 season.
By Keisha Holtsberry, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University women's basketball was defeated by defending Division III champion and #4 ranked Washington University of St. Louis on Thursday, December 30, in the consolation game of the Hoops for Hope Tournament at Ohio Wesleyan University. Bluffton dropped to 4-7 overall, while Washington (Mo.) improved to 9-2 for the 2010-11 season.
Bluffton University played in the championship game of the 2010 McDonald's Holiday Tournament on Thursday, December 30, against Westminster College. The Beavers used a 32-7 jag starting at the 9:49 mark of the second stanza to post a convincing 80-60 victory. The win pushes the Beavers to 8-3 while the Titans fell to 3-9.
New Year's Eve this year will once again find the residents of Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton enjoying the long-standing tradition of New Year's serenading, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31.
To best understand our community, it's helpful to appreciate the musical gene of those who carry a Bluffton birthmark.
Growing up in a household bursting of Swiss traditions, this truth became obvious early on in the shaping of my own attitude toward events swirling around me.
A case in point is the David Rothen New Year's caroling folklore. My parents' reference to this event centered on their teen years in the late 1920s.
Bluffton High School girls' lost to Riverdale 41-31 in the opening round of the Bath McDonald's Holiday Tournament. Stats on the game are attached at the bottom of this story.
