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University basketball seasons end

Women's and men's teams lose in close tournament matches
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2021 - 3:18pm

Bluffton University’s men’s and women’s basketball season ended in squeakers last night. Game recaps follow:

Women’s game
The Bluffton University women's basketball team put their season on the line as they hosted the Anderson University Ravens in the quarter-final round of the HCAC postseason tournament on Wednesday, March 3.

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Committee called to order

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2021 - 2:30pm

After wintering anywhere from Louisiana to Central America, Bluffton turkey vultures returned right on time this year on March 3. This group – we counted 26 birds – is called a committee, when roosting in trees. This committee stayed overnight in the Little Riley Creek woods  between Campus Drive and the old college baseball diamond. When circling in the air stream above Bluffton, they are called a kettle.

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Jacob and Barbara Wahli Moser

Our Swiss connection - part 16 • Special focus on Rev. John and Anna Lehmann Moser
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2021 - 6:50am

This is the 16th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.
This column features the Jacob and Barbara Wahli Moser family, with a special emphasis on one of their sons, who became Rev. John Moser.

Jacob Moser was born Nov. 24, 1793, in Rudersvil, Switzerland, to Peter and Barbara Ramseyer Moser. He married Barbara Wahli born Aug. 31, 1802, in Bolligen, Switzerland, on March 6, 1819, in Bevillard, Canton Bern, Switzerland.

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So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 3, 2021 - 6:49am

So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer is the sign on Bluffton Family Recreation.

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Ready for kickoff? It's spring football season in Bluffton

Beavers travels to Manchester on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2021 - 4:01pm

Bluffton Beavers season begins on Saturday, March 6, on the road at Manchester.As of March 2, game attendance will be limited to student, faculty and staff members.

In a first for the sport, Bluffton University will play intercollegiate football this spring. Here's the Heartland coaches poll. At the bottom of this story is the Beaver schdule.

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Masked learning

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2021 - 3:37pm

One of the many limitations in gathering news and taking photos during the pandemic is the Icon's limited access to Bluffton schools. But, school to the rescue, as the school website provides a continued collection of classroom activities like this one.

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