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15 minutes with Derek Swartzlander, now at Xavier

Caleb Mikesell and I are the only students in Bluffton who have blown up power lines for a school project
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 3, 2021 - 2:49pm

15 minutes with Derek Swartzlander
2019 graduate of Bluffton High School

Icon: What have you been doing since graduating from BHS?
Derek: I’ve been attending Xavier University where I study English and Accounting. I play guitar in the Xavier Jazz Orchestra and Xavier Singers, which is a group of singers and dancers with a live band. I also play sousaphone in the Xavier Pep Band and I am a member of the Students for Life club. I come back to Bluffton during breaks.

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Bluffton council holds Zoom meeting Jan. 4

All January and February council sessions will be via Zoom
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 3, 2021 - 2:44pm

Bluffton council closed 2020 with several end-of-year emergency pieces of legislation in its Dec. 28 session.

A special meeting was called for 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, to deal with contracts. The meeting will take place via Zoom. Contact Jesse Blackburn, village administrator at [email protected] for a Zoom invitation.

On Dec. 28, council decided to hold all January and February meetings via Zoom. The Icon will keep viewers updated on those dates and invitations to participate prior to each meeting.

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Gift of giving

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 3, 2021 - 2:26pm

One of Bluffton's holiday traditions is the Gift of Giving light show on College Avenue. Here are four scenes from the show, viewed at one time or another by everyone in Bluffton. The late Ropp Triplett created the light show.

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Bluffton University master's grad obtains doctorate

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 3, 2021 - 1:07pm

A Bluffton University master's graduate, Gregory Phipp  of Lima, recently earned a doctorate in management of technology and digital communications from the Indiana State University.

The assistant professor of communication at Ohio Northern University is a graduate from Lima Technical College and the University of Toledo’s electronic engineering programs. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Bluffton in organizational management.

His research topics include broadcast television communications and the adoption of bonded-cellular transmission technology.

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Mayor's choice

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 1, 2021 - 1:02pm

Here's the Mayor's Choice Award in the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential lighting contest. It's at 503 Greding St., the residence of Karen and Randy Keeler.

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Jack Fields was an outstanding Bluffton HS athlete

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 31, 2020 - 3:55pm

Note: This obituary and several other stories were deleted by Webrfaction last week when the Icon was offline. We've since reposted it.

Jack M. Fields, 84, died Dec. 23, 2020, at the Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Jack was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Bluffton to the late Robert and Gertrude (Free) Fields. On Aug. 16, 1957, he married Carol Moser Fields who survives.

Jack graduated from Bluffton High School where he was the all-time leading scorer for 44 years with 916 points and will be remembered as an outstanding rebounder. 

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