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BHS bomb Hornets with record 3-point assault

Hit 25 treys and surpass 100 points; Donley sets record with 9 triples
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2021 - 1:34pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Red-hot host Bluffton tossed in a school-record 25 three-point goals and surpassed the century mark in a 101-46 rout of local non-conference rival Cory-Rawson Saturday night in a historic Pirate boys basketball blowout. 

Pirate Trenton Donley splashed five trifectas in the third period to lead a 33-12 Bluffton outburst. He netted 31 points by draining a school single-game record nine triples.

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Bob Plaugher was retired from Scot Lad

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2021 - 1:23pm

Robert "Bob" Lee Plaugher, 81, died Jan. 15, 2021, at his residence.  Bob was born March 12, 1939, in Lima to the late Raymond and Dorothea (Burns) Plaugher who preceded him in death. On May 19, 1962, he married Rita Mae Plaugher, they were later divorced and she survives in Lima. 

Bob graduated from Lima Senior High School. He worked for and retired from Scot Lad Foods after 30-plus years. Bob was also self-employed hauling livestock and hay over the countryside after retirement. He also was a farmer and had worked at the Beaverdam Elevator. 

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Obituaries
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Stanton Steiner and his '24 or '25 Ford Model T

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2021 - 11:44am

Twenty-one-year-old Stanton Steiner poses with his first, and probably the family’s first motor car.

It’s  a 1924 or ’25 Ford Model T “Doctors” Coupe. The picture was taken in a barnyard on his parent’s farm on Columbus Grove Road midway between Pandora Road and State Route 696. His parents were Sam and Sarah (Neuenschwander) Steiner.

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Historical Bluffton
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Icon music review: The four most anticipated albums of early 2021

From Drake, Willie Nelson, Foo Fighters and Evanescence
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2021 - 8:49pm

Reviewed by Craig Hoffman 
The calendar has flipped to 2021. That means a fresh start for everyone. This includes the music industry. This year should bring with it a ton of great new music from the biggest names in the industry. Here are several albums we are looking forward to in the first part of this year!

What new music releases are you eager to listen to this year? Let the Icon know in the comments!

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Columnists
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Beaver winter sports teams successful

Indoor track, men's basketball and women's basketball results
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2021 - 8:38pm

Here are stories involving recent Bluffton University men's and women's basketball and indoor track.

Indoor track
The Bluffton University Beavers kicked off their indoor track season with the "2021 Friday Night Spikes Opener" at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to compete in an outdoor track season, so this was the first live competition the Beavers had seen since the 2020 indoor track season.

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Bluffton University
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15 minutes with Caleb Mikesell

He tells about leading the band his senior year in Hang On Sloopy
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2021 - 4:36pm

15 Minutes with Caleb Mikesell
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander

Icon: You graduated from Bluffton High School in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
I’ve been attending Bluffton University, majoring in Elementary Education and Intervention Specialist. I’m involved in my church, St. John Mennonite, and in the Concert Band here at the university.

What are your goals after you graduate?
I want to teach elementary school and start working towards my master's in school administration.

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