By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton held local rival Allen East to 15 second-half points to win their annual Northwest Conference girls basketball battle 50-37 Thursday evening.
The Lady Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory. They outscored the Mustang girls 26-15 after intermission to prevail by 13 points.
The game was tied 10-10 after a tight first quarter of play. Bluffton inched into a 24-22 lead by halftime, then pulled ahead by eight with a 10-4 third stanza.
Richard “Rick” M. Davies, 75, died after a brief illness on Feb. 4, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was born April 3, 1945, in Bluffton to the late Richard and Vernice (McElroy) Davies.
Rick was a 1963 graduate of Bluffton High School. He had worked at the Little Red Barn in Bluffton and retired from the Lima Ford Engine Plant.
The following column is from the winter issue of the Bluffton school newsletter, sent to community members in late January.
Bluffton Elementary Review
By Tim Closson, Elementary Principal
The first half of the 2020-2021 school year has gone very well, considering we are in a pandemic.
The Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 327 N. Main St., Bluffton, is closed today (Friday, Feb. 5) due to the weather conditions, according to Chrissy Lugibihl, manager.
“Due to the weather conditions and to ensure the safety of you, our customers and donors, and our volunteers, the Et Cetera Shop will be closed today for both shopping and donations,” she told the Icon.
When they get around to listing the 50 most interesting people who ever lived in Bluffton Joe Urich will be on the list.
He’ll be on the list of the 25 most interesting people who lived in Bluffton. There’s a phrase that best describes Joe’s relationship to Bluffton. Joe was a-man-about-town.
Bluffton resident Joanne Niswander is now an outreach patron of the Bluffton Public Library, according to Lauren Canaday, library public service coordinator.
In this role, she will review books and those reviews are posted on the library website.
“Joanne tell me that it's a wonderful project for her during the pandemic and inclement weather,” said Canaday.
The NCAA has announced that it will be canceling all of its Division III winter championships events for the 2020-21 academic year.
In its release, the NCAA cited low participation numbers for its member schools as the reason for the cancelation of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's ice hockey, and wrestling championships events.
Bluffton High School junior, Libby Frazier, is the January BHS student of the month.
Libby is the junior class vice president, is a member of the National Honor Society, is lead alto sax in BHS jazz band, is a member of show choir, orchestra, bowling and dance. She is also a member of the girls’ varsity tennis team.
In her spare time she enjoys drawing and playing with her dog. Libby currently is enrolled in college credit plus classes at Bluffton University and the University of Findlay.
