Pirate fans will love this 25 second video Tweet. It shows the game winning basket by Bluffton eighth grader Marek Donalson in a game last night at Liberty Benton.
Bluffton University’s music department will give the 125th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, via livestream at www.bluffton.edu/mus.
Soloists are Erin Keesy, soprano; Lauren McAllister, mezzo-soprano; Jason Vest, tenor; and Robert Kerr, baritone.
Erin Keesy, soprano
Keesy has made solo appearances with the Cincinnati POPS orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Butler Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.
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“I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.”- Fannie Lou Hamer
Aren’t we all in 2020?
Hopefully, you are doing your best to avoid catching or are recovering from the coronavirus. Here’s a list of songs related to life, masks, quarantine and social distancing. They were written long before the events of modern day, but their lyrics offer timely advice in the present.
Do you agree? Let the Icon know what tunes are on your pandemic playlist while sitting at home.
Carol Jean (Fleming) Wince, 82, died on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at 9:09 p.m. at her residence in Ada, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Dec. 25, 1937, in Putnam County, Ohio, to the late Clarence W. and Geneva O. (Reichenbach) Fleming. On June 2, 1973, Carol married George M. Wince and on Oct. 3, 2015 he preceded her in death.
In case you are in the camp with those who have run out of gift ideas, or simply have run out of gas trying to come up with something clever, allow the Icon, and the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce to assist you.
Thirty-four Bluffton chamber members offer gift cards or gift certificates. Can you even name 34 Bluffton businesses?
We can, and we’ve provided the list below. Looking over the business list it appears that there is probably something for everyone on your list.
Last week the Icon posted this photo from a Bluffton storefront. We asked viewers to identify the store and the viewer with the first correct answer would win a 14-inch, 1-items Padrone's Pizza.
Katie Hohenbrink answered correctly within 30 minutes of posting the photo. Max can be viewed in the window at Polished, 415 N. Main St.
