On Jan. 11, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at Ohio Northern University. At the time of his visit to Ada, Ohio and ONU, Dr. King was an international figure.
He was the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Prize and only the 12th American to ever do so. He was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement and a key social figure of the turbulent 1960s.
The entire recording of his speech can be heard by clickin the link below - this link takes viewers to the Ohio Northern University Facebook site, where the speech is available.
ArtSpace/Lima announces two new Soup and Salad Lectures presented by Mary Ann Sullivan, professor emeritus of English and Art History at Bluffton University.
The lectures celebrate two of the most prominent and influential women in British art: photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (Wednesday, Jan. 25) and painter Vanessa Bell (Wednesday, Feb. 1). Both events are at 6 p.m. at ArtSpace Lima, 65-67 Town Square, Lima.
Each evening will feature a light supper and an illustrated talk on the evening’s subject.
If you are lucky, he'll fly
over your house in this video -
Not everyone is a fortunate as Bill Suter. He can fly his airplane over Bluffton whenever he wishes.
Late in the fall Suter "flew the Riley" all the way from Anderson Tractor Supply in Orange Township, past Bluffton, to Pandora and back to the Bluffton Airport.
Suter invited the Icon to post the video. We've watched it and we encourage viewers to sit back and enjoy Bluffton from several hundred feet in the air.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team trailed 50-41 midway through the third period before the Beavers turned it around with a 25-10 jag over the next nine minutes en route to the 86-81 victory on Saturday, Jan. 14.
Bluffton improved to 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover slipped to 7-8 and 5-3 in the HCAC.
FINDLAY, Ohio - The Bluffton University men’s and women’s track and field team traveled to the University of Findlay to compete in the Northwest Ohio Invitational. In a field of Division 2 and NAIA scholarship-granting schools, the Beavers were one of only two Division 3 teams and they showed their ability to match up with upper echelon competition.
HANOVER, Ind. - The Bluffton University men's basketball team exchanged leads six times in the first half before Hanover opened a 41-33 spread at the half en route to a 77-66 victory in Collier Arena on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Bluffton fell to 8-6 overall and 1-6 in the Heartland Conference with Hanover staying atop the HCAC at 7-1 (13-2 overall).
Imagine there was a way to encouraging tourists to travel directly through Bluffton, and having them go by our restaurants and services. Tourists and travelers - whether they are daytrippers or coming from a long-distance - bring economic growth and vitality. Who wouldn't encourage that kind of activity in the village we are so proud of, especially if it had the potential to benefit our community?
Bluffton High School boys' basketball team defeated Lincolnview 51-40 at home on Friday. Luke Denecker led the Pirates with 15 points. The box score is below.
