January 2020

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Seniors are invited to Bluffton Family Recreation for a 9 a.m. breakfast on the final Tuesday of each month provided by Good Samaritan House, Arlington. This month’s breakfast is Tuesday, Jan. 28.  BFR is located at 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

Plus lots of February events for youth to adults

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Bluffton Family Recreation’s February programming offers many opportunities for youth and adults, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

CLICK HERE for BFR’s website, listing complete details on all programs.

Daddy-daughter dance
Elsa's winter wonderland ball takes place Saturday, Feb. 22, at BFR. Tickets are $20 per couple for members and $40 per couple for program participants. Each additional daughter is $5.

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Alexander George Koerner, 63, died at 2:23 a.m., Jan. 24, 2020, at Bluffton Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer.  Alex was born Jan. 3, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Carl and Gertrude (Cochren) Koerner.  

Alex was a laborer at SRK (formerly DTR) in Bluffton. Alex was a veteran of the United States Army where he was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division.  

Survivors include two sisters, Connie Koerner of Bluffton, Teresa Scott of Tiffin; a niece, Emily Krabach of Valparaiso, Indiana, and a nephew, Josh Steinmetz of Tiffin.  

Bluffton 4th and 5th graders

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Bluffton elementary released its fourth and fifth grade honor roll for the second quarter of the school year.

• Click here for BHS honor roll previously posted
• Click here for middle school honor roll previously posted

The elementary honor roll is posted below, and it is posted as an attachment below:

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Bluffton College Men's Varsity B 1941-42 

Front from left, Robert Heiks, Evan Soah, George Swank, A.C. Burcky, Harold Lehman, John Thutt, Herbert Fretz.

Second row from left, Herbert Traucht, Richard Wenger, Robert Simcox, Alvin Ramseyer, David Yoder, Lloyd Hunsberger.

Top from left, Minard Deeds, Floyd Hugus, Earl Lehman, Paul Soldner.

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Ohio Northern University students and licensed medical staff of ONU’s Healthwise Program will visit the library for another free Mobile Health Clinic on Fri., Jan. 31 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Receive free screenings for blood pressure, osteoporosis, blood sugar, and cholesterol (please fast for 12 hours to participate in cholesterol or blood sugar screening).

Even though the Browns and Bengals aren't in the game

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It’s Super Bowl time and the Icon invites viewers to test their football skills by entering the Icon’s Super Bowl Contest.

Beyond picking the game winner, contest questions include:
• Who will score first
• Who will lead at halftime
• How many points will the winning team win by
• and the toughest tie-breaker question of all time: Who will be the game’s most valuable player?

We are also looking ahead for more contests of all types in 2020. Persons entering the contest may suggest other contests the Icon should consider holding.

And, Friday night the Pirates travel to Grove

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton methodically wore down Van Buren to register a 56-46 non-conference boys basketball victory Saturday evening.

The Pirates improved to 13-3 overall with the win, while VB fell to 7-7 with the loss.

Bluffton led 13-6 after the first period, and stayed on top 26-18 at halftime. The Pirates put the game out of reach with an 18-10 third quarter.

Senior standouts Luke Denecker and Mason Soper led the victors with 19 and 15 points, respectively.

Fall to Spencerville

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton rallied behind a big third period to defeat visiting Riverdale 47-35 in a non-league girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.

Trailing 17-15 at halftime in a defensive battle, Bluffton outscored the Lady Falcons 32-18 after intermission to win going away.

The Lady Pirates outscored the Falcons 17-3 in the momentum-changing third period. Sophomore Kylie Monday canned two three-pointers and scored eight points in the decisive quarter as the hosts pulled ahead 32-20.

32-point second period outburst by Bluffton

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton outscored Spencerville 32-14 in the second period and went on to post a convincing 71-52 Northwest Conference boys basketball win Friday evening.

The Pirates improved to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in NWC play with the win. Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 2-12 and 0-4 in the NWC with the loss.

Bluffton led 16-11 after the first period. Seniors Luke Denecker and Mason Soper then scored 13 points apiece in the second period as the hosts built a commanding 48-25 intermission advantage.

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