FINDLAY- Winter is coming. Can you find the signs that show where animals are spending the winter or how they will survive the cold winter days ahead. We will be taking a look up in the trees and on the ground for anything that can be found. In the winter, life becomes a mystery in the woodlands.
Blue Rock Nature Preserve, Edgar Avenue parking lot. 2:00 p.m. All ages are welcome. Free; registration is not required.
In December 2022, a Bluffton Icon reader inquired about an accident that had occurred on Bentley Rd. near Bixel in mid-November. He had picked up pieces from a vehicle in his field and seen utility pole damage–so he was surprised that no local news outlets had reported the incident.
The Icon’s inquiries at that time yielded no information. Recently, we have become more familiar with the Ohio Department of Public Safety crash statistics services, which include the opportunity to search for reports by county.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
The idiom "under the radar" means the ability to go without attracting attention or to go undetected. In education circles, they may refer to a student who is under the radar as someone who follows instructions, completes their work on time, but may not fully comprehend the subject. They may not be recognized as falling behind in their understanding of the material. The education literature offers tips on how to identify these students and to improve their understanding.
One website offers tips to students who want to stay under the radar meaning they do not want to get called on in class. The advice from the website is to look pensive, engaged, and scribbling notes when the teacher looks at you. The theory is the teacher is less likely to call on someone thinking so hard and actively engaged. I find this ironic, since this is the type of student I am often looking to call upon—one engaged in class!
The Bluffton High School girls basketball team used a big second period to defeat visiting WBL foe Defiance 55-45 in a non-league game Tuesday evening, January 17.
Bluffton improved to 11-5 overall with the win. The Pirate girls improved to 9-1 at home with the victory.
Slumping WBL foe Defiance fell to 1-12 with the defeat.
The Pirates and Bulldogs were tied 11-11 after the opening stanza.
But a 20-8 second quarter shot Bluffton into a 12-point halftime lead they basically held onto the rest of the game.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team led from start to finish in a convincing 72-56 demolition of visiting Franklin College on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The Beavers improved to 11-4 overall and 6-3 in the Heartland Conference following an exciting Alumni Day game that ended in a 52-52 tie.
The January breakfast meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce provided guests with a preview of coming attractions on the organization’s calendar and an update on Bluffton Hospital.
Chamber director Jim Enneking noted that a February 16 Chocolate Walk has been scheduled, as well as an April 1 trivia night at Southgate Lanes.
On Wednesday, January 11, nineteen individuals who are interested in the history of the Bluffton area gathered for an exploratory meeting on the topic of creating a Bluffton historical society and museum, with or without the “Historical Society” name tag.
The meeting was chaired by Dan Groman, a vintage Chevy car enthusiast who has visited many historical sites across Ohio. Groman collected names and emails from those in attendance and scheduled future meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, with a February 8 meeting planned for 7:00 p.m.
Welcoming those in attendance, Groman explained that he has visited several excellent museums in small Ohio communities and decided that it was time to pitch a similar endeavor to residents of the Bluffton area.
The first steps towards creating a historical organization are forming a nonprofit organization with bylaws. Groman has started sketching out bylaws using another organization’s rules as a template. The discussion included the idea of creating a committee to visit museums and to begin holding monthly meetings.
The Bluffton High School swim team competed in the Lions Invitational hosted by Wapakoneta High School at the Wapakoneta YMCA on Saturday, January 14.
The girls team finished in second with 192 points behind Ottawa Glandorf with 256.50 points. The Lima Shawnee team finished in third place with 188.50 points.
The boys team tied for fourth with Ottawa Glandorf with 143 points. The Wapakoneta boys won with 263 points, with Lima Shawnee in second with 205 and Saint Marys Memorial in third with 152.
