S. Mark Albright, 61, of rural Ada died Oct. 20, 2019. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at First United Methodist Church in Bluffton. Visitation will be Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service both at the church. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Brad Dailey of Bluffton was appointed to the Bluffton school board, which met last night (Nov. 21).
The board selected Dailey to complete the term of another, Brad...Brad Fruchey, who resigned in October. Dailey will be sworn in as a member in the November board meeting.
Dailey is the assistant manager of the Glandorf Feed Co.
His term will run through Dec. 31, 2021. Watch the Icon for an interview with the new board member to be posted soon.
Bluffton University’s music department will host a reception for the opening of its Digital Music Lab at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28.
The lab features Mac mini computers with various programs to create anything from written scores to EDM (electronic dance music). These programs include Logic Pro, Sibelius, Finale, GarageBand and Ableton Live, just to name a few.
Bluffton University will host a fall choral concert featuring University Chorale and Camerata Singers at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, in Yoder Recital Hall.
You will have an enjoyable afternoon listening to our University Chorale and Camerata Singers under the leadership of director of choral activities, Dr. Bo young Kang.
This event is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken for music scholarships.
The last Bluffton Cars and Coffee event for this season is Saturday, Oct. 26, at Masterpiece Signs, 902 N. Main St.
The event is an “informal gathering for enthusiasts and their cars," said Tim Boutwell. This is a monthly event, held May through October, on the fourth Saturday of the month.
In just six weeks Bluffton will celebrate “The night before Christmas.”
No, it won’t be Christmas eve. It’s the 33rd annual Blaze of Lights, a Thanksgiving weekend event, that draws hundreds of visitors to the community. This year’s Blaze is Saturday, Nov. 30.
The Blaze doesn’t just happen. It involves countless volunteers, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the village Cultural Affairs Committee.
The annual event has generated over $82,000 for the Bluffton bike and pedestrian pathways
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Bluffton Lions Foundation announces its 6th annual Dare to Dream wine tasting and auction.
This year’s event begins at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Crimson Lane Event Venue, 4600 County Road 1, Ada.
The evening is a fund-raiser to support the Bluffton pathway project and other Lions Club projects.
Since its inception Dare to Dream events have raised over $82,000 for the Bluffton bike and pedestrian pathways. The Foundation and club have built over five miles of pathway thanks to the support of the community.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The homestanding Bluffton football team stuck to the ground and ran past last-place Delphos Jefferson 42-14 in a Northwest Conference contest Friday night.
The Pirates dominated their last home game of 2019 by running the ball - they did not throw a single pass en route to rolling up 377 rushing yards.
Delphos scored the first touchdown, but then Bluffton reeled off 35 unanswered points to pull away from a close game at halftime and win handily.
The Bluffton University football team traveled down I-75 today to take on conference foe Mount St. Joseph on Saturday. The MSJ defense was too much for the Beavers in a 38-14 victory that kept the Lions unbeaten (6-0, 4-0 HCAC) on the year.
The home team would get on the scoreboard first when Cornell Beachem rushed for a 62-yard touchdown to put MSJ up 7-0 with 7:07 left in the first quarter.
