Harrison Lucius Underwood went to meet Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, at 3:25 p.m. on December 1, 2021, after an extended illness. He was 89 years old, the first-born son and second child of seven children born to Forrest E. and Leatha F. Underwood at Tunnel Hill (now Warsaw), Ohio.
The Icon has been meaning to make a progress report on construction of the Knowlton Science Center on the campus of Bluffton University. You can check for yourself any time at the https://www.bluffton.edu/webcam/.
The following meetings have been announced by the Village of Bluffton. The meetings will be held at the Bluffton Town Hall, unless noted. Please contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Personnel, Safety Services, and Finance Joint Committee – Monday, December 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Village Council – Monday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Ordinance Committee – Wednesday, December 15 at noon, via Zoom.
The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team raced to a big early lead and defeated Fort Jennings 59-19 in non-league girls basketball play Thursday night, December 2.
The Lady Pirates stayed unbeaten at 4-0 with the one-sided win. FJ fell to 1-3 with the loss.
Bluffton led 22-7 after the opening period, and stretched the margin to 39-9 by intermission. The Pirate girls limited FJ to just five points over the middle two quarters.
Three books with Bluffton themes are on sale--providing a special holiday gift buying opportunity. The books are edited by local author Fred Steiner and have been featured in the Bluffton Icon.
• Bluffton Anthology – A Creek Runs Through It, essays on a small Ohio town
• The Bluffton We Never Knew – Photographs from our first half century – 1861-1911
• A Good Place To Miss – Bluffton Stories 1900-1975
Bluffton Anthology is available in seven Bluffton businesses while supplies last:
The Icon has been meaning to make a progress report on construction of the Knowlton Science Center on the campus of Bluffton University. You can check for yourself any time at the https://www.bluffton.edu/webcam/.