December 2010

The piano, voice, guitar, and trumpet students of Krysti's Music Studio of Bluffton will perform three Christmas concerts this season.

The first recital is Thursday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Rockport United Methodist Church.

Bluffton Lady Pirates lost a non-conference contest to Ottoville 82-35 on Dec. 11. Games stats are in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

The Bluffton Public Library was full of the Christmas spirit on Saturday, Dec. 11. Several family-oriented activities took place. To view videos of some of them check the options here:

To view Christmas tree ornament making click here. (Makenna Mohr)

To view Christmas tree ornament making click here. (Mason and Zoe Shank)

To view Santa talking with youngsters click here.

Robin Bowlus

I think you're from somewhere south of Bluffton, but I'm not sure where...could you fill us in on that?

I was born and raised in Gahanna, Ohio (think Easton area in Columbus) but my parents are from Southern, Ohio - Gallia County and Lawrence County, so I spent lots of summers at my grandparents farm.

You were a dancer for most of your childhood, correct? What type of dance?

The Bluffton Icon is happy to introduce to viewers the wit and wisdom of Bluffton's own Sam Diller, addressed the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce during its Dec. 10 breakfast meeting.

The Icon videotaped his talk and Diller gave his permission to show it. This is the first-ever complete program offered by The Icon. We believe is "vintage Sam Diller," as good as any small town gets.

The talk is in two parts, both 10 minutes in length. Stay tuned. We will offer viewers more of videos like this one throughout 2011.

Bluffton High School Lady Pirates defeated Lincolnview 57-48 on the road Dec. 9. The game was a Northwest Conference contest. Complete game stats are on the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Four Bluffton teams are involved in basketball holiday tournaments played in Bluffton or Lima in late December. Here's the schedules:

Bluffton University McDonald's Tournament
Founders Hall

Dec. 29
6 p.m. - Pittsburgh-Greensburg (PA) vs. Westminster (PA)
Second game - Bluffton vs. Wright State-Lake

Dec. 30
1 p.m. - Consolation contest
3 p.m. - Title game

Bluffton High School McDonald's Tournament
BHS gym

Bluffton residential holiday light winners were announced on Dec. 10 by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

The following residential display were selected winners. Each has a sign in their lawn stating their winning entry. In addition, each receives a $50 chamber gift certificate.

Due to the snow, the three Bluffton school concerts scheduled for Monday, Dec. 13, have been rescheduled.

The afternoon all-elementary concert scheduled for 1:30 p.m. has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 20.

The two middle school concerts (one at 6 p.m. and the second at 7:30 p.m.) have been moved to Thursday, Dec. 16.

Lots of other holiday activities are going on this week. Here's a sampling

Blaze of Lights and The Gift of Giving

Both lights displays continue through Jan. 1.

Bluffton University nose tackle Justin Crosier was recently named to the All-North Region Second Team by D3football.com for his work on the football field in 2010. This comes on the heels of Crosier earning First Team All-Heartland Conference honors.

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