The ACT test will be given to sophomores at Bluffton High. School on Tuesday, March 2.
Sign-ups is in the BHS guidance office and cost is $46 and checks may be made out to Bluffton Schools.
Payment is due by Jan. 20. All juniors will take the ACT test during school on Feb. 23. There is no charge for the junior ACT test as is it is a mandated state test.
The next Bluffton American Red Cross blood drive is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the. Youth For Christ building across from Bluffton High School on College Avenue.
By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Bluffton got outscored by eight points in the second half and lost a tough 52-47 battle at Paulding in Northwest Conference boys basketball action Friday night.
The Pirates led 27-24 at the half after a strong 17-11 second period. The teams were tied 36-36 heading to the final quarter in the tight contest.
The Panthers then out-pointed Bluffton 16-11 in the fourth period as senior guard Blake McGarvey netted 10 of his game-high 24 points to pull out the win.
Bluffton Icon invites organizations scheduling events in 2021 to send information to the Icon for its montly calendar.
While 2020's events calendar fell by the wayside due to the covid-19 pandemic, Zoom and other social media platforms open many events to be virtual.
The Icon is interested in:
• 4-H meetings
• Township boards
• Club meetings
• Community programs
• Youth sports sign-ups
• Blood drives
• Raffles
• Church events
• any event that the public may participate in virtually
Several events are announced for January and February at the Bluffton elementary school. Here are items from the January school newsletter. Click here to read the entire newsletter.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton edged Fort Jennings 69-66 in a tight non-conference boys basketball battle Saturday night.
And, Bluffton defeated visiting Van Buren 39-31 in a low-scoring, non-conference girls' basketball game Saturday afternoon.
Accounts of both games are part of this story.
Boys' over Ft. Jennings
The Pirates and FJ battled to a 37-37 halftime tie as Trenton Donley drained four trifectas. Bluffton edged ahead with a 20-17 third quarter behind eight Carson Soper points.
Here's a Bluffton photo from what is believed to be a 1915 Fourth of July parade.
We base that upon the year of the vehicles in the photo, the bricked Church Street and the Russell Hotel on the left. The hotel burned to the ground in 1919. A very close examination of the license plates shows a "5." We also take into consideration the style of the dresses worn by the women walking toward Main Street.
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Rick Emmert writes:
In the fall of 1964, I was a lowly freshman in high school playing saxophone in Miss Souder’s marching band, the product of her initiative from the previous year, which we affectionately called “sax lessons” to train some of the clarinet players to play saxophone during the fall marching band season to give the band a stronger sound.
Reviewed by Craig Hoffman
McCartney III is the 18th solo album by former Beatle Paul McCartney. The album was released in December 2020. The genius songwriter is the most successful albums act in U.K. recorded music history.
The artist has 22 number 1 records with The Beatles, Wings, and other solo efforts. McCartney III is on pace to add to that tally. It is expected to reach number one in the U.K. and the top three on the U.S. charts.
Bluffton school board reorganization and regular January meeting is at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, with several beginning-of-the-year actions on the agenda.
These include:
• Election of officers
• Several standing authorizations
• Establishing 2021 meeting dates
• Appointing representatives to several organizations
• Contracts, assignments
• Agreements with several programs and councils
The agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.
