January 2019

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The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Ohio Northern University and the ONU Sports Center on Monday, Jan. 28, as part of their 2019 Fan Powered World Tour.

Tickets are available at the ONU Sports Center Athletic Office, ticketweb.com, and harlemglobetrotters.com.

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Mary L. Blosser, 88, died Jan. 3, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Mary was born Dec. 22, 1930 in Washington, Illinois, to the late Rufus and Lillian (Lantz) Rich. On March 19, 1955, she married Glenn Blosser who preceded her in death on April 22, 2013.

Mary graduated from Washington Community High School in Washington, Illinois, and received her bachelor's degree in education from Bluffton College. She was an elementary teacher at Carey High School and Cory-Rawson Schools. 

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The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Richland Library Foundation will hold an annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m.  The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and set the 2019 meeting schedule.

Will discuss proposal for public sculpture developed with funding from a University Research Center summer grant

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Jim Fultz, assistant professor of art at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “An Exploration of Loss, Touch and Memory in the Landscape,” at 4 p.m. on Jan. 11 in Stutzman Lecture Hall.

Bluffton travels to Elida on Saturday

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By Sam Brauen www.blufftonicon.com
(BLUFFTON) - The Lady Pirates improved to 8-3 at the halfway point of the regular season with a thorough thrashing of Upper Scioto Valley by a 74-31 score.  The Rams fell to 1-9 with the loss.

The Lady Pirates enter the second half of the season with an unblemished conference record at 3-0 and their next home game will be January 17 when they host Spencerville, a squad that knocked off the Pirates last season by a 55-50 count. 

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Here are the births for December at Bluffton Hospital, including Emerson Lee Rosebrook, born on Christmas Eve:

Dec. 6 - Hardison Roger White, son of Charles and Jessica White, Arlington

Dec. 6 - Emmalaya Jean Routson, daughter of John Routson Jr. and Viola Owens, Lima

Dec. 13 - Owen Edward Kubske, son of Jacob Kubuske and Elizabeth Chaney, Lima

Dec. 17 - baby boy born to Curtis and Courtney Sebender, Upper Sandusky

Dec. 24 - Emerson Lee Rosebrook, son of Zachary Rosebrook and Lucy Flores, Leipsic

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Here's the 1988-89 Bluffton High School girls' basketball team. They were regional runners-up.

Standing from left, Tasha Arnold, Cindy Moser, Jan Pearch, Angie Butler, Julie Friesen, Dennis Lee, coach.

Front from left, Rachel Hefner, Carmen McClain, Jana Mathewson, Kathy Core and Aimee Bennett.

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The Bluffton University women's basketball team fell 57-51 at Mount St. Joseph in the first game of 2019 on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The loss dropped the Beavers to 4-8 on the season (2-3 HCAC), while MSJ improved to 8-4 (3-2 HCAC).

Active Shooter training and free stuff for college students

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Who: College Students
What: Active Shooter Training & Armor of God - Prepare for the Fight in Mind, Body, Soul, Spirit
Where: County Line Church of the Brethren, 4227 N Hardin Rd (corner of County Line Rd. and Sandusky Rd.)
When: Sunday, Jan 27 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Doug Shaneyfelt, IT director of First National Bank, is the speaker

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Cyber security is the topic of discussion at the January Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, according to Paula Scott, CEO.

"Learn about cyber security from Doug Shaneyfelt, IT director, ISO at First National Bank of Pandora," said Scott.

The breakfast, open to the public, is at 7 a.m., Friday, Jan. 11, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St. The chamber asks for RSVPs by Wednesday, Jan. 9, to [email protected].

Several additional items are on this month's program.

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