The Bluffton University women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at Franklin College in a hard fought 58-54 setback. It was was the first conference game for both squads. Bluffton dropped to 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the HCAC, while Franklin improved to 5-1 on the season.
Franklin opened the game with a basket at the 19:29 mark to take the early lead. The teams battled and exchanged baskets until the 14:32 mark when the Beavers tied it at eight off a three from freshman Taylor Whitaker (Mansfield/Lexington).
Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers, University Chorale and Saxophone Trio will headline “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols,” the university’s annual Christmas choral concert, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in Yoder Recital Hall.
The program is designed around a historical structure of Scripture readings and Christmas carols. The readings, taken from prophetic writings about the Messiah’s coming and from the Christmas story, are interspersed with various Christmas pieces.
The Bluffton Public Library December calendar is now posted on the Icon. It lists several holiday events as well as the regular library events.
The calendar is available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Santa visited the Bluffton Public Library on Saturday. Here's two photos of the event. One shows Santa from the kid's view point. The second shows the kids from Santa's view point. Click here for a video.
Santa Claus visited with youth at the Bluffton Public Library on Saturday morning. Here he reads a story to the youngesters. Click here to see the faces of the youth hearing the story. Click for a video.
