Can you identify this house? The photo was taken by Will Triplett around 1900. He didn't write the location of the house in his notes.
If you can imagine the difficulties faced in 2010 to remove heavy snow from village streets and sidewalks, imagine the task in 1900. This was a "school closed" day in Bluffton.
Season-ending stats for the Bluffton High School football team were released following the season-ending loss to Columbus Grove on Oct. 29. Stats include the Grove game, team stats and player stats. All of this material may be downloaded from the attachments at the bottom of this page.
The Icon thanks Jim Raabe, BHS athletic director, for supplying this material.
Wynter Wise, member of the Bluffton High School marching band flag corp smiles to the halftime crowd during the band's final performance on the field this season.
Over 1,000 food items were collected by Scouts from Bluffton BSA Troop 256 on Sunday Oct. 24. Sorting the donated canned food items, from left to right, are Clay Burkholder, Jack Burrell, Tyler King, Jared Metzger, Carrick Lancaster and Misha Groman.
Thanks to the residents of Bluffton who donated food items to the Bluffton Food Pantry at a time when "the cupboards were bare," a time of critical need as Thanksgiving and Christmas approaches.
This election is about The Poor vs. The Rich, Main Street vs. Wall Street, and Bigotry vs. Justice. I want to stand with the poor, local economies and to fight against racism, Islamophobia, and sexual discrimination. That gives me a straight Democratic ticket.
Unfortunately, this election is being fought with negative campaign ads that are outright lies, paid for by un-sourced and unlimited money. Why not just give up Democracy and let the top thousand richest people make the decisions? Sadly, that's kind of how it is already.
BLUFFTON ATHLETIC BOOSTERS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL CEREMONY DURING HALFTIME OF THE BLUFFTON FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 29TH VERSES COLUMBUS GROVE.
The Bluffton Athletic Boosters will have a short ceremony at the end of the half-time during the Bluffton home football game against Columbus Grove. This will serve as the ceremonial "Burning of the Mortgage" for the Ricky Matter Strength and Conditioning Center. This building is dedicated to the memory of Ricky Matter who tragically died in an auto accident on Feb. 14, 2004.
Area businesses have the opportunity to participate in two November events sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. Each benefits businesses in different ways at a very economical cost. Both events have table space available for businesses - similar to the showcase events at Bluffton University in September.
Business network event - Thursday, Nov. 18
The chamber invites businesses and their employees to a free "After Hours" networking mixer from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St.
It may not be the most glamorous role in Bluffton University's production of "The Glass Menagerie," but Aaron Yost's part in the play aids both the actors and audience.
