The Bluffton University women's basketball fell to Hanover College, 78-71, in Founders Hall on Saturday, February 5, 2011. Bluffton dropped to 8-12 overall and 5-8 in the HCAC while Hanover improved to 13-1 in the conference and 19-1 on the season.
I enjoy very much reading the Bluffton Icon on my computer. I lived in Bluffton from 1963-1965. I was a Dutch MCC-trainee working at the library of (then) Bluffton College.
Shortly after having arrived at Bluffton some people took me to a small local museum, not far from Bluffton. At that museum there were many appliances and old machinery which we still used every day on my parents' farm back in Holland. It was like living in two eras at the same time.
An open house for prospective students and their parents is planned Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Apollo Career Center. It is for ninth and tenth grade students and their parents or anyone interested in learning more about Apollo. Instructors and staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.
Bluffton Public Library is currently operating with $64,000 less in state funding as compared to 2008, according to Cindi Chasse, library director.
The staff and administration identified a wealth of savings that allowed them to sustain services and hours during a very challenging year, but the threat of additional state funding cuts may make that even more difficult during 2011. The Ohio Library Council has recommended that libraries plan for an additional funding reduction of 15 percent.
Bluffton chamber members have an opportunity to hear about "Extending Our Reach: The Campaign for Bluffton," during the 7:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 11, chamber breakfast at the town hall.
Hans Houshower, vice president for advancement at Bluffton University, will give the presentation.
Want an inside track on today's Super Bowl game? Here's the way Icon viewers see it: According to Icon viewers who entered our football contest, it could be anyone's game.
Ninety-two entries were received. Not all entries were completely filled out, but here's the way things stand:
46 viewers want Green Gay to win
46 viewers want Pittsburgh to win
44 viewers have picked Pittsburgh to win
44 viewers have picked Green Bay to win
51 viewers think Pittsburgh will score first
41 viewers think Green Bay will score first
Stephen Fischbach, 53, of Bluffton died at 5:23 a.m. Feb. 6, 2011 at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.
