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Bluffton Swim Club wins tri-meet and quad-meet

Opponents include Elida, Lima Senior, Fostoria, Toledo Whitmer
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2020 - 3:28pm

The Bluffton Swim Club open its season with two wins this month.

Dec. 2 with Lima Senior and Toledo Whitmer
The  following student athletes competed for the Bluffton Swim Club; seniors Simon Derstine and Ellie Hoffman, junior Malia Lee, sophmores Landon Armstrong, Sam Derstine, Allison Diller, Nolan Hoffman, CJ McCall, Eric Nygaard and Riley Verb, and freshmen Ella Armstrong, Tyler Cupples, Jacob Lehman and Izzy Stechschulte. 

Landon Armstrong won all three of his events which included the boys 200 meter freestyle with a time of 2:18:75. 

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New library service - The Book Bag

Subscription service sign-up underway; program begins in January
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2020 - 3:16pm

The Bluffton Public Library announces a new program, The Book Bag - A Library Subscription Service, according to Jessica Hermiller, library administrator. 

"The program allows community members to request a monthly-themed or specially-curated bag of items from the library collection along with an activity," she said.

"The Book Bag checks out for four weeks, with new bags being automatically prepared for pickup the next month.  

Registration for The Book Bag begins today, Dec. 14, with the program starting January 2021.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Cool shooting downs Beavers

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2020 - 3:08pm

By Nathan Zuercher, sports information assistant
The Beavers suffered their first loss of the season on the road at Transylvania University on a rainy Saturday, Dec. 12. The Beavers lost 83-61, shooting a mere 29.9 percent from the field, compared to Transylvania's red-hot 52.9 percent from the field.

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Bluffton University
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Beavers out of the gate at 3-0

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2020 - 2:53pm

The Bluffton University men's basketball team capped off a successful start to the 2020-21 season with a 3-0 mark. An Adrian College squad that won the MIAA conference tournament in 2019-20 was a handful, but the Beavers prevailed in a pair of nail-biters before pulling away 68-52 on Saturday, Dec. 12.

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Bluffton University
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Dean French funeral service on Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2020 - 2:50pm

Dean French, 83, died Dec. 12, 2020, at Bluffton Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.   

Visitation will be held immediately prior to the service from noon. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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2 photos worth 10,000 Bluffton words

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2020 - 12:11pm

Note: The Icon posted these two photo in past Decembers, but they are worthy of a re-post. Dennis Morrison shared the photos originally with the Icon.

It's December in downtown Bluffton in the early 1950s. There's Santa with a Santa Halloween mask stepping up to meet kids. In the next photo Bob Crow and Paul Steiner hold the PA system as Santa talks with kids.

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Historical Bluffton
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