Bluffton High School senior Zach Wilson signed a letter of intent to participate in wrestling at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on April 25.
Wilson will join Head Coach Steve Martin, this fall, and the Monarch wrestling team after a distinguished career at Bluffton High School. Finishing his career with a record of 173-20, and a winning percentage of 89%, Wilson ranks 3rd in winning percentage all time at Bluffton.
The ArtSpace/Lima Spring Show 2013 will open Friday, April 26, with a public reception for the artists and their friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ellen Nelson Gallery.
Spring Show 2013 is the 58th annual exhibit of that name at ArtSpace/Lima. Entries are accepted from within a 100-mile radius of Lima in the following categories: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, digital art and mixed media.
Bluffton University presented its top athletics awards April 16 to an Academic All-American in football and a standout in women’s soccer and track and field.
Thomas Gingrich of Goshen, Ind., received the A.C. Burcky Award as senior male athlete of the year, while Maddie Moore of Linn Grove, Ind., won the Kathryn E. Little Award as outstanding senior female athlete. Both student-athletes are majoring in biology and pre-medicine.
Bluffton High School’s musical "Alice in Wonderland" was presented on the middle school stage on April 12-14. This story written by Morgan Schroeder in a Bluffton High School art class, instructed by Vickie Garmon, tells about some of the behind-the-scene work.
The story states: The musical takes a lot of preparing, but it’s not all about memorizing lines. There’s much more that goes along with it, like preparing for the sets."
Ebenezer Mennonite Church has announced a pastoral change this month. Bluffton native, Jim King, co-pastor of the congregation, was named senior pastor. Dick Potter, also co-pastor, is now the assistant pastor part-time as he has entered semi-retirement.
Prior to his pastoral duties at Ebenezer Mennonite, King served for 34 years as director of Bluffton-Pandora Youth for Christ. He became co-pastor in September 2008.
Bluffton's 1961 centennial parade - CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Bluffton photographer Leland Gerber took this photo from the rooftop of his photo studio. it is now part of the Citizens National Bank . The only house on the east side of Main that still stands is the brick house on the far left. The other houses are now Chase and the Bluffton Public Library.
Just when you thought the "old" ways of learning were tossed out the door we invite Icon readers to discover what Bluffton High School art students are "rediscovering:" the wet photo darkroom.
Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher, provided The Icon with this story written by BHS student Nathan Hursh. He writes:
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs recognizes April as Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month. Here's some information about the month:
Tuesday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Small Business Administration's Columbus District Office, AARP and the Newark SCORE Chapter will host a free workshop in honor of National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month.
The event is targeted to entrepreneurs ages 50+ and will include presentations on using social media as a business tool and an overview of how to start a business as well as a panel of successful Encore Entrepreneurs.
