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And the winners are... (Blaze floats and downtown window decorating contest)

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 29, 2010 - 4:58am

Three floats were winners in the Blaze of Lights parade and three downtown businesses were winners in the downtown window decorating contest, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Float winners
Float winners in the Blaze of Lights parade were:

  • First: Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera
  • Second: Citizens National Bank
  • Third: Mennonite Memorial Home

Float winners receive trophies.

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Goin' fishing

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 28, 2010 - 9:15pm
Goin' fishing

Maddie Essinger of The Centre staff places a prize in the fish pond during the Blaze of Lights Morning Extravaganza on Nov. 27. The morning event attracted several hundred persons for its first-ever addition to Bluffton's Blaze.

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In front of College Hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 28, 2010 - 9:17am

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While most of the students in this photo are not identified, several bits of information reveal some of what may be going on in the photo. This is a post card photo taken in front of College Hall. The young woman in the center is Pearl Bogart (later Pearl Bogart Mann). She became a life-long member of the Bluffton faculty.

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Historical Bluffton
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All I want for Christmas is...

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2010 - 9:09pm
All I want for Christmas is...

Mr. and Mrs. S. Claus made their annual pre-Christmas visit to Bluffton on Nov. 27. They appeared several times during the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Blaze of Lights.

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Bluffton University men open 4-0 for first time since 1965-66

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2010 - 6:33pm

The Bluffton University men's basketball team held off a valiant Kalamazoo College charge to open its 2010-11 campaign with a 4-0 mark, the best start by a Bluffton men's team since the 1965-66 squad opened up 6-0 which was the only other time Bluffton was won more than three games to start a season. The Beavers kept Kalamazoo winless at 0-4 with a 65-62 win over the Hornets.

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Bluffton University
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Icon, post office, senior center playing Santa's helpers

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2010 - 5:06pm

For the second year, The Bluffton Icon, the Bluffton Post Office and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center are playing Santa's helpers. A special mail box in the lobby of the post office will accept letters to Santa.

The post office will deliver the letters to The Icon, which will print them. The Icon will deliver the letters to the Senior Center. There, elves will send responses to the young letter writers.

To obtain a written response, parents and caregivers must include a name and address on each letter. The letter project will continue until Dec. 24.

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