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Trevor Meyer earns bronze medal at Skills USA Championships

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 13, 2011 - 9:54am
Trevor Meyer

Apollo Career Center and Bluffton High School student Trevor Meyer took the bronze medal for third place in the Skills USA Championships recently. The event was in automated manufacturing technology held in Kansas City, Mo.

Over 5,600 career and technical education students joined in the hands on-competition in 94r different trade, technical and leadership fields areas.

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Icon special report: Bluffton's 1860s base ball team wins first-ever contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 13, 2011 - 6:40am
Dave " Crackerjack" Kisor, Bruce "Bruiser" Steingass, Devin "Paydirt" Kisor, Joel "Rod" Groman, Andy "Fingers" Chappell-Dick, Dennis "Numbers" Gallant, "Professor" Dave Bracy Back Row: "Dangerous" Dan Groman, Logan "Long Ball" Steingass, Clay "Off the Wall" Wannemacher, David "Rip" Glick, Justin "Scooter" Shannon, Evan "Twinkletoes" Skilliter, Todd "T-Bone" Phillips, Steve "No Muff" Yarnell

Submitted by "Dangerous" Dan Groman, Icon base ball reporter
The Shannon Sodbusters base ball team gathered at the Bluffton village park following the Bluffton sesquicentennial parade on July 2.

In 1860, the village was still known as Shannon, and the rules were put together for a new sport known as base ball.

With temperatures in the 90s, and with clear skies, a light breeze brought a lttle relief from the afternoon heat.

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15 minutes with Andrew Hoff

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 11, 2011 - 11:18am
Andrew Hoff, BHS sophomore

I understand you are going to be a sophomore this fall at Bluffton High School. What are some of the activities you participate in?

I'm in several music groups including jazz band, marching band, pep band, chamber choir, concert choir and show choir.

What instrument do you play in band?

Baritone, since fifth grade.

What are some of the band show planned for this fall?

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60 years ago this spring

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 10, 2011 - 3:05pm

The 1951 graduating class of Bluffton High School held its 60th anniversary reunion July 9, 2011, at the town hall. Thirteen of the 25-member class attended, along with seven non-member spouses. When graduated, this class was stated to be the smallest graduating class since 1913.

Following a noon dinner catered by Henry's of Ottawa, with cake and pies made by area class members, attendees indulged in a full afternoon of conversations.

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Toby Buckell skipped town during the sesquicentennial - but, who would blame him

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 8, 2011 - 12:54pm

Toby Buckell, was absent from his familiar Common Grounds chair all during the Bluffton sesquicentennial week. How could someone leave town during such an event?

Simple: He received an invitation to speak at a conference on an island off the coast of the Americas. To be exact, it was Barbados. He said the food was great and the weather was fantastic.

To check up on Bluffton's popular science fiction author, click here for a video interview.

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Volunteers and sponsors - the secret of a successful Bluffton event

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 7, 2011 - 6:02pm

If you've ever wondered what it takes to put on a Bluffton event, read on: It takes volunteers. Lots of them. It also takes sponsors. Lots of them, too.

Bob Amstutz of the Bluffton Lions provide the following details of what exactly is needed to put on the the 44th Festival of Wheels and Cruise-in.

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