Let's see how absorbed you are in Bluffton. Here's a quiz -sorry, no prizes - centering Bluffton 2010 and 2011. Let's see what you know. Each question is worth 1 point. Two bonus questions are available. You may choose which one you wish to answer. It is worth 3 points.
If you play this at a new year's eve party and enter into any disputes over answers do not call The Icon. Settle it yourselves.
To best understand our community, it's helpful to appreciate the musical gene of those who carry a Bluffton birthmark.
Growing up in a household bursting of Swiss traditions, this truth became obvious early on in the shaping of my own attitude toward events swirling around me.
A case in point is the David Rothen New Year's caroling folklore. My parents' reference to this event centered on their teen years in the late 1920s.
The Icon is happy to announce a new feature launched today (Dec. 28). On the bottom right side of the home page is a link to Facebook Friends of the Icon.
The feature lists all activities involving The Icon through Facebook. Also featured are comments when Icon Facebook friends click that they like an Icon story.
To become an Icon Facebook friend click here, or click on the Facebook icon on the bottom right side of the Icon home page. Once on the Facebook page click "like."
Christmas is over. Want to earn a little cash to pay off some bills? Remember that The Icon's classified ads are free (except for vehicles and properties for sale). We're not suggesting you unload any white elephant Christmas gifts. But, we won't tell if you do.
Icon classifieds have the extra punch of allowing persons to submit jpg photos at no charge.
According to Luke 2, a Heavenly host of angels appeared on Christmas Eve. Well, technically, no one is sure of what time they appeared. But they did. And then, of course, along came the Wise Men. Okay, so today - Christmas Eve - two, well, let's just call them Wise angel men, appeared at Bluffton Family Rec center, as I was running around the track.
Note: Robert Kreider, now of North Newton, Kansas, has a special place in his heart for Bluffton, Ohio. Here are some of his thoughts at Christmas.
At Christmas time boyhood images of a Bluffton of more than 75 years ago come surging out of my past. In my ripe old age, I savor these scraps of memory. Speaking of "ripe old age," how does one know when he or she has become "ripe"? Relax for this flow of nostalgia:
