Icon viewers:
Attached find a short reflection/poem in response to the mass shootings last week and Christmas.
Much good will to you as you continue to carry forth with the stimulating and challenging work of spreading words with meaning throughout the community and beyond!
Elizabeth Raid, formerly of Bluffton 3132 Royer West Drive,
Newton, Kansas, 67114 [email protected]
316-282-2803
Webb Insurance, North Main Street, is the second place winner in the downtown Christmas window decorating contest. This year's theme is "A Christmas from the Past." Downtown business owners voted on the top three windows. First place was Curling Iron. Third place was Town and Country, which will be posted tomorrow. Click here for an "inside" view of the Webb window.
Webb Insurance, North Main Street, is the second place winner in the downtown Christmas window decorating contest. This year's theme was "A Christmas from the Past." Downtown business owners voted on the top three windows.
The Icon provides two views of the window: one taken from outside and the other inside. Both are in attachments below.
First place was Curling Iron. Third place was Town and Country, which will be posted tomorrow.
Bluffton High School's November student of the month is Patrick Rhonemus. He is the son of Michael and Tenna Rhonemus of Bluffton. Patrick is a senior at BHS and has a 3.559 GPA.
He is a member of the Bluffton High School band participating in the marching, jazz, concert and pep band programs. He also shares his musical talents as a member of the show choir, chamber and concert choirs.
The Curling Iron's holiday window was voted first place in this year's Bluffton downtown retail holiday window contest. Voting were downtown businesses. Curling Iron, 129 N. Main St., receives this holiday window traveling trophy. Second place was Webb Insurance. Third place was Town and Country Flowers. Watch for those photos on the Icon.
The Icon invited Chris Leuthold, adjunct math instructor at Bluffton University, to provide The Icon with some math puzzles.
We want to assist our viewers with ways to survive the long, dark winter nights. Chris rates the level of difficulty in his quizzes from 1 to 4, with 4 being the toughest.
He rates quiz 3 as a "3".
QUIZ NUMBER 3
Steve rode his bicycle at the rate of 15 mph for 4 hours. Then, he walked at the rate of 5 mph for 2 hours. What is Steve's average speed for the entire trip?
