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Historical society business meeting and vintage Christmas cards program

Posted by Staff on December 11, 2023 - 8:20am

The December meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will take place on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Bluffton Town Hall, 3rd Floor.

Several items will be discussed including: potential designs for a Society logo, a fundraising campaign and gaining public prominence in the local community.

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Hello, Bluffton Icon Facebook viewers!

Posted by Staff on December 11, 2023 - 8:02am

Bluffton Icon has 57,337 Facebook engagements in the last 28 days

By Paula Scott
Bluffton Icon Editor-Owner

Greetings to viewers who have made it to the Bluffton Icon website from Facebook and other online starting points.

Every day we post the top two or three items to Facebook with the goal of getting you to click the link that takes you to the promised land of Bluffton area news, local advertising, classifieds, community calendar and other local communication resources.

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Curses and prayer

Posted by Staff on December 11, 2023 - 6:00am

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes. In this series of articles, he writes about his experiences with elderly residents. He does not use the residents’ real names.

By Bill Herr

Early in my time as chaplain I went into the room of a new lady resident.  I did not know that she had dementia.  As soon as she saw me, she began cursing me.  I tried to introduce myself but she continued cursing.  After a few uncomfortable moments, I excused myself and left the room.  

In the following days, I observed that her husband visited her every day.  She would sit up and he would sit beside her and gently massage the back of her neck and shoulders. One day I entered her room and she was crying softly.  I asked her what was the matter and she said, “I miss my husband.” I asked her if I could pray for her. She nodded and I prayed specifically that her husband would soon be there to see her. When I finished I looked at the doorway and there stood her husband. He had just arrived.  

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Ian Rieman is BHS Student of the Month for November 2023

Posted by Staff on December 11, 2023 - 6:00am

The student of the month for November 2023 at Bluffton High School is Ian Rieman, a senior with a 4.000 GPA. Ian is the son of James and Jennifer Rieman of Bluffton. 

Ian is in the National Honor Society, Show Choir, 4 Guys and a Gal quartet, Chamber Choir and Drama club. He was an Academic All-NWC and a member of the varsity football team.

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Pirate girls basketball falls to Ottoville

Posted by Staff on December 10, 2023 - 9:39am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost 66-42 to visiting traditional power Ottoville Saturday afternoon, December 9.

Ottoville outscored the Pirate girls 36-16 over the middle quarters to pave the way to victory. 

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Pirate girls basketball dominates LCC

Posted by Staff on December 10, 2023 - 9:37am

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball squad dominated Lima Central Catholic 64-20 in a non-league mismatch Thursday night, December 7.

“We came out and played a full four quarters for the first time this year, and put a complete game together,” said head coach Adam Burris. 

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