The Bluffton University men finished off a busy day of basketball in the Sommer Center with a thrilling 86-82 win over Adrian College on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Bluffton improved to 3-6 on the season, while Adrian slipped to 1-9 overall.
Social media made the Bluffton Icon aware of river otters being sighted by local photographers. A call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed that in recent years the otter population has spread into northwest Ohio.
ODNR Wildlife research technician Sara Zaleski noted that otters seek clean, high quality water and that their presence is a good reflection on area water conditions.
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The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center board of directors has chosen Jerry Augustine and his wife Ruth, who passed away in November, to be honored as the 2021 Volunteers of the Year. Augustine accepted the honor at the center’s December dinner meeting.
The couple have been bringing donated bread to the senior center for years. It is free for anyone to pick up.
Madison Brunswick, a senior from St. Henry, Ohio, is Bluffton University’s 10th recipient of a full scholarship to Bowling Green State University’s Master of Accountancy program.
Brunswick earned the Beaver-Falcon MAcc Scholarship, a Bluffton-Bowling Green partnership that includes a full-tuition award plus a paid graduate assistantship for a Bluffton graduate.
The Bluffton High School girls basketball team broke away from a halftime tie and defeated visiting Kenton 49-35 in non-league girls basketball action Tuesday night, December 28.
The contest was tied 20-20 at halftime, but Bluffton outscored the Wildcats 29-15 over the final 16 minutes to win going away.
On Monday, December 26, the Village of Bluffton council meeting included the swearing in of re-elected members Jerry Cupples, Mitch Kinsley, David Steiner and Phill Talavinia by Mayor Richard Johnson.
The attached agenda details other items of business that evening. (The Icon was not in attendance at the meeting.)
