Luther Leroy Shetler of Bluffton died on Dec. 15, 2018. He was born on July 1, 1917, on a dairy farm near Goshen, Indiana, to Alvin P. and Sadie (Yoder) Shetler. He graduated from Goshen College in 1938 and married Geneva Stamm in Goshen on Dec. 22, 1940.
He received a doctorate in Mathematics Education from Indiana University and came to teach Mathematics at Bluffton College in 1950.
Four indoor sport activities are available for adults starting in January at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Coed Volleyball First session: Thursdays – Jan. 10-Feb. 14
Five weeks of play plus a tournament. Second session: Thursdays – Feb. 21-March 28
Five weeks of play plus a tournament.
$150 per team. Games on Thursday evenings.
Pickelball
Tuesdays – 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Thursdays – 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Here are members of the Bluffton College Social Work Club during the 1968-69 school year.
Seated from left, clockwise, Dave Chen, Dave Zook, Rosemary Kopp, Anita Lehman, Bill Koppel, Bob Hewitt, advisor Joe Steiner (standing), Stephanie Thomas, Greg Clemens, Phyllis Meyer, Marshal Barlett and Dave MacLachlan.
In its final regularly scheduled meeting of 2018, Bluffton council will finalize a three-month appropriation piece of legislation on Monday. Tonight’s meeting was originally set for Dec. 24, but moved to Dec. 17.
Several additional legislative pieces will be on the table. These include:
|• Ordinance to enable a comprehensive access management plan (2nd reading)
• Ordinance amending income tax ordinance to require landlords of rental or leased properties to report name of their tenants over the age of 18
Several holiday-related activities are on the Bluffton Public Library calendar this week.
Get your craft on for holiday craft festivities on Friday, Dec. 21. Craft stations will be set up around the library and displays will feature material to keep your family creating throughout these colder
In the spirit of this year’s Blaze of Lights, the Icon offers viewers a daily local gift idea based upon the 12 Days of Christmas theme. There’s no need to shop out of town or on the internet for Christmas gifts this year.
On the fourth day of Christmas I shopped at...
The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St.
Here you'll find all sorts of Christmas gifts, including gift cards, meat packages, cases of canned meat, candy and cookie baking kits.
And then I purchased some Blufton chamber gift certificates.
Throughout the past year, Allen County MOVESafe has been working to educate the community on how motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians can share the road safely, according to Shelly Miller, health educator, Allen County.
A media campaign took place during the spring and summer and some educational materials have been distributed throughout the community, along with some bike lights and other safety materials.
PromoHits, 141 N. Main St., Bluffton, has committed to donating 5% of its total product sales from January-June 2019 to four local charities, according to Melinda Bowden, owner.
The initiative, titled PromoCares, provides the opportunity for local businesses that purchase products from PromoHits to designate which of the four charities they’d like their purchase to support. There is no extra cost to the business – the donations will solely come from profits PromoHits gains from the sale of its products.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
It’s been awhile since Pirate fans stormed the court but they rightfully did so after Bluffton toppled reigning Northwest Conference champion Crestview by a 43-41 score.
Luke Denecker dropped in 19 points, including four three pointers to lead the Pirate offense. Denecker also matched up on defense for about half the game with Crestview’s leading scorer, Javin Etzler.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team defeated Franklin College in dominating fashion as they coasted to a 69-52 victory on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The win pushed the Beavers to 3-6 on the season (2-2 in HCAC). Franklin dropped to 2-6 on the year (1-3 in HCAC).
The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle between the Beavers and the Grizzlies as the teams went bucket for bucket with the score being 16-14 in favor of Bluffton at the end of period one. The Beavers had six contributors to the scoring column as it was a balanced effort from the start.
