Bluffton improved to 2-1 on the season with a 71-49 victory at USV. BHS led 34-13 at halftime after outscoring USV 15-4 in the second quarter.
Four Lady Pirates scored in double figures for a balanced attack. Alivia Koenig scored 15 including four 3’s, Averey Rumer and Libby Schaadt each score 13 and Katie Prater 12. Kayla White led the team in rebounding from her guar position with 7. Ashley Eachus and Schaadt nabbed 6 each with Rumer and Prater collecting 5. As a team, BHS outboarded USV 42-32.
Bluffton’s boys basketball team opens the 2017-18 campaign Friday evening with a home contest against Leipsic. The Pirates will look to continue their momentum after making the District Tournament the past two seasons. BHS finished with a 13-12 record last year including a 4-4 mark in NWC play.
The Bluffton Community Assistance Program is busy at this time of year. Here’s a chat the Icon had with Jami Crawfis, who directs the program's food pantry.
Jami, are there families in the service area of the food pantry that need assistance at Christmas?
In all, we have 64 families already adopted. We have three individuals and two families with older teenagers still to adopt.
The adopting families will provide fresh, frozen and/or canned food items (or even gift cards to a grocery store) for each family as well as gifts from their wish list.
A one-of-a-kind piece of Bluffton history and one of the community’s oldest known objects is for sale.
It’s both functional and a work of art. Based upon its history, the object comes up for sale only twice every century.
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Its provenance includes residents (from present to originally owner) Richard Boehr, Dick and Bob Millager, Charles Hankish, Sr., D.S. Flick and maybe even D.L. Goble.
The piece is a combination safe on four wheels. It weighs several hundred pounds.
Five special soccer opportunities in addition to league play are available in January at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Amy Byers, sports coordinator.
BFR’s winter session starts the week of Jan. 8, and registration is now underway. Persons can register by calling BFR at 419-358-4150 or by registering online at: www.bfronline.com
• A soccer skills class takes place Thursdays from 4: 30 to 5:30 p.m. for youth 14 and under. Mateo Bonifaz, BHS grad, is the class instructor.
December is a busy month at Bluffton elementary with Christmas concerts, service projects and other activities on the calendar. CLICK HERE FOR THE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER.
Here’s a December update from the elementary:
• Christmas concert – Monday, Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m. BHS gym. If cancelled due to weather, rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 18
Icon viewers have the opportunity to nominate Bluffton’s George or Georgina Bailey during the holiday season.
George, (James Stewart in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life") had a special gift, according to his guardian angel. In the movie, George gets his wish of wanting to never be born. Then he sees all the things that never happened in his town because he wasn’t there to affect things.
The Icon Invites viewers to nominate Bluffton’s George Bailey, or if a woman, Georgina.
PrimeTimers will meet at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 5, at St. John Mennonite Church, rural Pandora.
PrimeTimers is a non-denominational, community fellowship gathering for adults 55 and over hosted at the church.
The special Christmas meal this month will include appetizers, apple/cranberry stuffed chicken, au gratin potatoes, green beans w/bacon and almonds, rolls and red velvet swirled cheesecake.
The program features dinner music provided by Nancy Glick playing the harp.
