There is a tie for this week's High School football contest. Mike Burris and Nancy Armour both picked all 10 games correct receiving 11 points and picked the tie-breakers the same.
From left: J.J. "Sunfish" Garmatter, Austen "Feared Bear" Herron, Nick "Little Deer" Luke, Casey "Little Squirrel" McGuire, Clay "Whispering Blue Jay" Burkholder, Misha "River Trout" Groman and Christian "Red Fox" Groman.
The Bluffton Boy Scouts, under the direction of Assistant Scoutmaster Gary Wetherill, had made authentic costumes and learned about the Eastern Woodlands Indians which lived in our area from the mid-1700s through early 1800s.
The lucky winner of the 1995 Corvette is Valarie Hahn of Spencerville, according to Dick Ramseyer, president of the Bluffton Lions Foundation. The mint condition vehicle has only 22,760 mile on it.
The Corvette winner is not the only winner in the raffle. "Around two dozen public Charities throughout northwest Ohio have raised funds all summer through the Bluffton Lions Foundation Charity Corvette Raffle program," said Ramseyer
What does it take to be a university football trainer? Bluffton Icon intern Jordan Howe asked that question to Bluffton University student trainer, Kriste Corney.
Corney of Bucyrus, gives a perspective on what it is like to be a football trainer for Bluffton University. She talks about hydration, time constraints, and how she chose the job.
Bluffton High School 2011 homecoming is Friday night and this year's homecoming court is in place for the weekend. Watch for videos coming.
FRIDAY PARADE INFO: Line up at The Centre parking lot 5:30 p.m. Parade starts at 6 p.m., south on Main Street to College and onto Harmon Field. Football Moms sponsor the parade.
