By Bryan Kress
Sloppy play dominated the 1st half of play for Bluffton and Carey Friday night. Carey's triple option attack dominated the second.
Carey racked up a total of 298 yards on the ground compared to only 122 total yards for Bluffton leading Carey to a 26-0 win over the Pirates.
Bluffton's 1st drive started in Carey territory but would end after a dropped touchdown pass and a muffed snap on a field goal attempt. This would end up being the Pirates closest they would come to scoring on the night.
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Here's a photo of the First Mennonite Church float at the Bluffton centennial (1961) parade. The float depicted two families - one a Bluffton pioneer family, portrayed by the Richard and Wanda Pannabecker family on the right, and, the second, by a modern family, portrayed by the Fred and Mary Amstutz family, on the left.
Dr. Melissa Friesen, associate professor and chair of theatre and communication at Bluffton University, will discuss "Where Community Happens: Practicing Community-Based Theatre" at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Bluffton's Centennial Hall.
The first colloquium of the academic year on campus, the presentation is free and open to the public.
Dr. Perry Bush, professor of history at Bluffton University, will present a program Thursday, Sept. 13, on his recently published book, "Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won."
Beginning with refreshments at 3:45 p.m., the event is free and open to the public in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the Bluffton campus. Bush will sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.
Dr. James M. Harder, president of Bluffton University, will present the annual President's Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Founders Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
As the 2012-13 academic year gets under way, Harder will highlight current initiatives at Bluffton, including new program development and facilities improvements. He will also reflect on Bluffton's civic engagement program theme for this year, "Virtual Living: Technology's Impact on Culture and Learning."
Vera E. Burkholder, 97, of Bluffton died at 8:55 a.m. Aug. 31, 2012, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. She was born June 28, 1915, in Orange Township to Samuel and Matilda Kiene Burkholder.
She was a first grade teacher at Allen East School from 1963 to 1982. She had also worked at Triplett Corp., Bluffton for 20 years.
Icon viewers are invited to the Citizens National Bank Customer Appreciation Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept.7, at the Bluffton office, 102 S. Main St.
Free pulled-pork sandwiches, brats, chips and cookies will be served. Attendees may enter to win a grand prize tailgate package or one of five $25 gas gift cards.
The celebration is a way for Citizens National Bank to thank its customers for their contribution to the bank's success.
