Who says there's not exotic widlife in Bluffton. Photographer Jean Cook photographed a bald eagle, black-bellied whistling duck and this fox, all in the same week, right on the edge of town.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team knocked off Albion College on Saturday, Nov. 20 in the consolation game of the 2010 Tip-Off Tournament thanks to a last-second three-pointer from Brittany Stegmaier (Garfield/Trinity) which broke the tie. Stegmaier's 35-footer off the glass helped the Beavers improve to 1-1 while the Britons dropped to 0-3.
Nine Bluffton University football players were recently honored by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for their play during the 2010 season. The athletes were selected by the Heartland Conference coaches following the completion of the regular season.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team came from behind in the second half to pick up a 61-56 win over North Central in their first contest of the 2010-11 season on Friday, Nov. 19, at the Gregory Arena. The Beavers are 1-0 while North Central begins with a 0-1 mark.
A limited number of tables remain for the Blaze of Lights Morning extravaganza at The Centre on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Tables are $35 ($25 for Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members) and may be used by Bluffton businesses, crafters, or organizations wishing to promote their products or services.
The variety of rare fowl in Bluffton never ends. The bald eagle, shown yesterday, is followed by our famous black-bellied whistling duck, another Buckeye dweller. Jean Cook this photo for The Icon.
Jean Cook, photographer of the bald eagle published Nov. 18, the the black-bellied whistling duck, published Nov. 19, offers this background information our the whistling duck:
It's from The Sibley Guide to Birds by the National Audubon Society (copyright 2000, pg 80):
"These oddly gooselike ducks are found in flocks, grazing in open fields or tipping up in shallow ponds. They call constantly in flight, when their broad, rounded wings and long legs are apparent."
Bluffton biologist to outline research in the Rockies
Dr. Robert Antibus, professor of biology at Bluffton University, will discuss the importance of the whitebark pine tree in the northern Rockies and its critical role in holding high-elevation communities together at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Bluffton's Centennial Hall. The colloquium is free and open to the public.
Nine Bluffton University students traveled to New York City Nov. 3-7 to attend the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations Office Seminar, an annual conference held to raise awareness of important world issues.
