Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2020 - 9:00am
By Cort Reynolds
PANDORA - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to capture a hard-fought, non-league bout at rival Pandora-Gilboa on a hot Thursday night.
Bluffton outlasted the Lady Rockets in five sets by a 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-12 score to improve to 2-0.
Check out all the elementary teacher videos on the Icon
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2020 - 4:26pm
There’s a first time for everything, and this school year is packed with firsts.
The traditional meet your elementary teacher day is now a virtual event. Tim Closson, elementary principal, told The Icon, “Our teachers may not be able to meet you until school starts, but they still want you to meet them.”
So, The Icon copied the videos from the school website, and now the entire community can share in the event. Teachers are listed below with a link to a short video.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2020 - 4:00pm
Here are Allen County Junior Fair results from the Bluffton Boys and Girls 4H Club. Other clubs and persons entering open class division are invited to send results to: [email protected]
Brooklynn Bible
A , 2nd Place Sew Active
A , 2nd Place Loungewear
Landin Bible
A , 1st Place Self determined Railroading
Eli Hill
A, 1st Place Getting to Know Your Tractor
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2020 - 1:06pm
Kerry Hershberger, Bluffton third grade teacher, stands behind a plexiglass desk divider in her classroom. This year all classrooms in Bluffton schools are installed with these extra covid-19 precautions. Bluffton schools first day is Monday.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2020 - 12:16pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls soccer team lost a 2-0 match to visiting Ottawa-Glandorf at Steinmetz Field Wednesday night to open their season.
Bluffton fell to 0-1 with the non-league defeat.
Ottawa-Glandorf jumped on top early as Lilly Hazelman scored in the second minute of play. Alexa Fortman tallied the next goal in the 18th minute. Neither team scored over the final 71 minutes.