December 2009

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Jeremy Parkins, graduate of Bluffton High School, will lead a half-day soccer clinic on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at BFR. Parkins leads soccer clinics for the Columbus Crew professional soccer team throughout the year.

Parkins played collegiate soccer at University of Findlay and Capital before playing for the Columbus Crew.

BFR has hosted a winter camp for almost10 years, with the date moved from February to December.

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BFR will be open for informal recreation over the holidays, according to Carole Eneking, director. Except for closing early (at noon) on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and being closed for Christmas Day and New Year's Day, BFR will have lots of time for guests.

Non-members may use the facility without charge when visiting with a current BFR member. Open gymnasium and arena times will be available from 9 a.m.. to 9 p.m. on most days; the daily fee for non-members is $5.

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Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket
Dec. 1 to 15, 2009
1 - Police responded to the intersection of Church and Jackson Streets to assist the EMS.

4 -Police took a complaint from a N. Main St. business in regards to several individuals who had passed bad checks at the business.

5 - Police took a complaint of telephone harassment from a Snider Road resident.

7 - Officers responded to I-75 in regards to several traffic crashes near the County Line Road overpass.

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7th grade Bluffton Middle School girls' basketball results:

Lost to Delphos Jefferson 28-13. Scorers for Bluffton: Lauren Parkins 5, Maddie Domer 1, Sidney Joseph 4, Kearstin Barry 1, Abbey Bryer 2
Lost to Allen East 26-14. Lauren Parkins 5, Maddie Domer 4, Olivia Sneary 1, Kearstin Barry 2, Mackayla Wilson 2
Beat USV 21-15. Lauren Parkins 10, Sidney Joseph 5, Kearstin Barry 2, Abbey Bryer 4

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Blaize Potts

Bluffton High School grad Petty Officer Blaize Potts, serving in the United States Coast Guard in Alaska, recently received a citation for outstanding achievement while serving as flight mechanic aboard a Coast Guard HH-65C helicopter this past January. This rescue was selected for an award to be presented at a helicopter expo in Houston in February 2010.

The crew of which Potts was a member was dispatched from Cold Bay, Alaska, to evacuate a severely injured crewman with severe head trauma from the F/V Kodiak.

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Icon viewers may drop off letters to Santa in the special mail box in the Bluffton Post Office lobby. The post office delivers the letters to The Icon to print. Then, if a mailing address is included, the letters to to the elves at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center for a personal reply.

Dear Santa:

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This weekend is your final chance of the season to view the Bluffton Baptist Church's live nativity. The final showing is Saturday, Dec. 19. The nativity, located in the church parking lot at 345 County Line Road, may be viewed from 7 to 9 p.m. This is the 26th season of the church's live nativity.

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ML 1977

Find a guy whose initials are ML who was born in 1976 and lives in Hancock County and you'll learn who owns this license plate.

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Over the past 53 (ulp) Christmases, many gifts have appeared under my tree. In fact, looking back, there have been far too many gifts -- many more than any one person deserves. There have probably been some duds along the way, but quite honestly, I can't name one.

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Methodist picnic circa 1891

METHODIST EPISCOPAL PICNIC

Although this photo is not clearly identified there are several obvious features that reveal interesting stories. The photo is from the collection of Richard Boehr.

The back side reads "M.E. Sunday School picnic held on College grounds." That translates to (Bluffton) Methodist Episcopal Church (now First United Methodist). The college was established in 1899. One theory is that the photo is actually older than 1899, however. More on that as additional research takes place to prove this theory.

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