January 2013

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Bluffton Hospital and some very happy parents provided the Icon with a list of babies born in the last few weeks.  They are:

Dec. 10 - Harper June Maple, daughter of Jason and Marcy Maple, 21 inches long, 8 pounds and 3 ounces.

Dec. 11 - Amethyst Lynn Thompson, daughter of Amanda Patterson and Donald Thompson, 21 inches long, 10 pounds and 6 ounces.

Dec. 11 - Jase W. Blackburn, son of Jake and Kelli Blackburn, 18 inches long, 6 pounds and 8 ounces.

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Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn flavor of the month is "Cinnamon Bun." As Pete Suter puts it: "Our rich caramel is great by itself... but in January we coat it with smooth white chocolate and sprinkle it with a touch of cinnamon to create an incredible flavor."

"This is the perfect flavor to warm you up on a cold January day... Shirley's Cinnamon Bun popcorn tastes just like grandma's cinnamon rolls - right out of the oven," he said.

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By Jordan Marbaugh, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University women’s basketball team suffered an 84-69 loss at Hanover College on Saturday, Jan. 5. The  Beavers dipped to 1-5 in Heartland Conference and 6-7 overall. Hanover improved to 4-2 in the HCAC and 10-3 overall.

Hanover opened the game with a 6-0 run before two-sport standout Brooke Ruffer (Stryker) got the Beavers on the scoreboard when she drained a triple. Bluffton called a timeout at the 9:37 mark after seeing the Hanover lead grow to 20-10.

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By Jordan Marbaugh, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University men’s basketball team suffered an 82-54 loss at Hanover College on January 5, 2013. The Beavers stayed winless at 0-6 in the Heartland Conference (4-9 overall). Hanover improved to 4-2 in HCAC play and 7-6 on the season.

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Carlin Carpenter, former Bluffton University football coach, is the guest speaker of the
Friday, Jan. 11, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

Breakfast serving will begin at 7 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the third
floor of the town hall. Members may RSVP now for the breakfast.

Reichenbach and Steiner CPA is the breakfast sponsor.

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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, will hold a roundtable workshop for one-shop-do-it-all business owners and independent consultants for product lines.

The free workshop is at 8:45 a.m., Friday, Jan. 11, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.

The workshop follows the 7:30 a.m. January Bluffton chamber breakfast also held in the town hall.

The workshop will last about one hour.

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Earnest "Oscar" Williams, 83, formerly of Lafayette, died at 5:21 a.m. Jan. 3, 2013, at his residence.

He was born Jan. 3, 1930, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Merdie B. and Dora Adams Williams, who preceded him in death. On Feb. 14, 1948, he married Martha Neeley, who survives in Lima.

Mr. Williams had been a machine operator at Clark Equipment Co., Lima, for 31 years. He retired in 1994 as a custodian from Allen East Elementary School, after 10 years. He was a member of High Street Freewill Baptist Church, Ada.

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Three sets of Bluffton families are starting this new year with a reason to be proud.  Ohio Northern University has named three hometown students to it's dean's list. The deans’ list includes students who attain a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 grading system.  

Those students are:

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Bluffton University will host two annual campus events—the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Forum and the Keeney Peace Lecture—on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Both are free and open to the public.

Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, an associate professor of higher education and student affairs at Bowling Green State University, will revisit King’s legacy in her forum presentation at 11 a.m. in Founders Hall.

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