This column is exclusively for Beaverdam High School alumni. Tracy Steele provided The Icon with a copy of the Winter 2011 "Tattler." It's the newsletter of the Toledo Woodward High School Hall of Fame Association.
What does this have to do with Beaverdam? Keep reading. On April 9 the 29th annual induction celebration of Woodward's Hall of Fame takes place. One of the inductees is Lou Meszaros (posthumous), who was a science teacher and football coach at Woodward.
Raise your hand if you remember Bluffton Fire Department number 3 tanker. Was it an early 1950-era Chevrolet? Paul Diller took this photo. (From the Jim Diller collection)
The Chamber Singers, a select student choir from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., will present a program of worship 7 p.m., Sunday, March 6, at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
Kenneth J. Nafziger, professor of music at EMU, said the repertoire will range from Bach and Samuel Barber and Alice Parker and Jim Clemens to Bobby McFerrin, Bono/U-2 and the Soweto Gospel Choir.
Also on the repertoire at some locations will be "Misa Criolla," a settingof the mass with Latin American rhythms and instruments by Argentine composer Ariel Ramirez.
Join Bluffton Public Library staff for a lively discussion of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 9. Advance registration is requested due to space limitations.
6th grade: Jake Staley, son of Greg and Lori Staley, Bluffton plays basketball, soccer and baseball. He attends Gateway Church in Findlay. He is member of the BFR.
Bluffton Public Library's first Library Lovers "Cook for Books" Chili Cook-Off will take place on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jim Boedicker of Ada will provide live entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Three local "celebrities" - Matt Jordan, Fred Steiner and Phil Zimmerly - will judge samples to determine which cook will receive bragging rights for having the best chili. Guests will also vote for their favorite chili to determine the winner of the people's choice award.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to Earlham College on Saturday, February 19, to take on the Quakers in the final game of the regular season. Bluffton took a 42-24 lead at the break and finished with a 75-54 victory over the home team. Bluffton ended the regular season 15-10 overall, including an 8-10 mark in the HCAC. Earlham finished with the same 2-23 record that the Beavers did a season ago. The Quakers went 0-18 during their inaugural campaign in the Heartland Conference.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team traveled to Earlham College on Saturday, February 19, to take on the Quakers in Heartland Conference action. Bluffton took a 36-24 lead at the break and held on to win, 75-58, over the Quakers. Bluffton ended the season with a 10-15 record overall, including a 7-11 mark in the HCAC. Earlham finished a disappointing 0-25 overall and 0-18 in their first season as a member of the Heartland Conference.
Looking to make new Friends and urge others to renew their pledge, the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library are pounding the pavement during their annual membership drive.
To get the word out, the Friends will be posting flyers throughout the village and have stocked the library with brochures showing how they have helped the library in 2010.
Highlights of the year include raising $2,800 in fundraisers and donations, and pledging $1,350 to support young adult and children's services in 2011.
