After two snow storm - related postponements, Bluffton Boy Scout Troop #256 held their Court of Honor on Tuesday, February 23rd at 8:00 P.M. The troop, family and friends packed the third floor council chambers at the Town Hall for the 8 o'clock ceremony.
On March 6, seven Bluffton Middle School students competed at the Northwest Ohio Science and Engineering Fair in Archbold, Ohio. The seven students are Courtney Barnett, Jonah Bourassa, Josh Bracy, Landon Cluts, Andrew Hoff, Audrey Marshall and Samantha Rhonemus.
There were 107 students representing northwest Ohio competing for awards in numerous categories and from a variety of sponsors.
"All of these students put many, many hours into their projects and several were recipients of cash and prizes,"according to Scott Hoff.
Ryan Lowry of Bluffton and staff member of The Bluffton Icon, has been inducted into the Aurora Chapter of Mortar Board at Ohio Northern University based on his excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.
Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Since its founding in 1918, the organization has grown from the four founding chapters to 213 chapters and more than 230,000 initiated members across the nation.
Bluffton Boy Scout troop 256 held a court of honor Feb. 23 in the town hall. Front, from left Jeremiah Garmatter, Roger Zeits, Tecumseh Kibele, Jack Burrell, Misha Groman, Nick Luke, Jacob Barnett and Jared Metzger.
Back from left, Dan Groman, Darrell Groman, Justin Paul, Clay Burkholder, Jonatan Moser, Carrick Lancaster, Tyler King, Austen Herron, Joel Groman, Taylor Steele, Mike Metzger and Jeff Burkholder.
James Pannabecker formerly of Bluffton, will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto Op. 54 with the Rockbridge Community Symphony Orchestra, March 6 at Lexington, Va., Presbyterian Church.
Pannabecker of Natural Bridge, Va., is a 1970 Bluffton High School graduate and 1974 Bluffton College graduate. He earned his Juris Doctor and Master of Regional Planning degrees from the University of North Carolina. He is the author or co-author of 23 books related to banking and mortgage lending, as well as numerous articles, poems, short stories and more.
Were you born in Bluffton? If not, how old were you when you moved to Bluffton?
My parents, Dick and Elfrieda, moved our family from Illinois to Bluffton in 1969 when Dad started a job at Bluffton College. I was 7 and my sister, Martha, had just turned 10. We lived in a white house at 108 Spring Street. Our neighbors on either side were the Slotters and the Friesens, with the Raids across from us. Stan and Ruth Naylor lived down the street, and I became good friends right away with their son, Jeff. I started third grade that fall in Mrs. Shetler's class.
