The Bluffton University women's basketball team traveled to long-time rival Defiance College on Wednesday, February 16. The Beavers were down 31-27 at the break and the Yellow Jackets outscored Bluffton 42-36 in the second half for a 73-63 win. Bluffton fell to 9-15 overall and 6-11 in the Heartland Conference, while Defiance improved to 11-13 overall and 9-8 in the HCAC.
After entertaining Bluffton's campus at more than 65 events since August, J. Denny Beaver's true identity was revealed at halftime of the men's basketball game on Feb. 16 during a beheading ceremony - the only time that college mascots traditionally remove their costume head in public.
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Members from the Bluffton Community will gather Thursday at 9:45 a.m. on the Corner of Main and Cherry Street to speak out against the Ohio Death Penalty.
Frank Spisak is scheduled to be killed by the State of Ohio at 10am that morning. Those at the vigil plan to pray for Spisak as well as the victims of his racially-motivated crime: Rev. Horace Rickerson, Cleveland State University student Brian Warford, and Timothy Sheehan.
The Icon spotted this unique plate on Main Street, Bluffton. It belongs to Dave Retterer, mayor of Ada, and a faculty member at Ohio Northern University. Most Bluffton residents, however, know Dave's wife, Deb, a pharmacist at Greg's Pharmacy.
Shawn Combs, 43 of rural Bluffton died at 9:41 p.m., Feb. 14, 2011, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was born Oct. 22, 1967, in Lima, Ohio to Bill Combs and Nedra Reed. On Dec. 8, 1990, he married Stacy Brewster and she survives.
J. Bankert Bookkeeping of Bluffton is now equipped to assist persons getting paperwork ready to prepare their taxes.
The local firm can assist individuals, small businesses and senior citizens by putting paperwork or books in order so a tax professional can effectively prepare taxes. Specific services available include:
Chris Driesbach, a Christian musician, will present a concert on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera.
Driesbach lives near New Orleans. His songs are original Christian music featuring guitar and keyboard and include a song about his personal experience with hurricane Katrina. He lost all of his musical equipment in the flood that followed but has been able to replace it, thanks to generous gifts from fellow members of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
