Happy Monday, Blufftonites! Here are BlufftonIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, December 1-7. For a chronological look Icon content, visit blufftonicon.com/archive.
MEDIA RELEASE__Orange Township Trustees will meet on December 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Township meeting hall, 2973 Township Road 28 (at SR 235). Email [email protected] for more information.
Bluffton bowls in the Kenton Holiday Baker Tournament on December 23.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS - The Bluffton High School boys bowling team finished a strong sixth at the prestigious 22nd annual Ohio High School Invitational Div. II “Kickoff Tournament” in Columbus on Saturday, December 6.
“It was great to be part of this invitational,” said Bluffton head bowling coach Ben Nye. “Being that schools are only invited if they made it to the district event last year is a nice reward for the boys' hard work last season.
Bluffton hosts Ottawa-Glandorf and Wapakoneta on December 11
By Cort Reynolds
CELINA––The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim teams competed well at the 17-school Celina Sprints Invitational meet on Saturday, December 6. (Swim team roster and coaches listed below.)
The Pirates girls ended up a strong fourth, while the boys finished a very solid fifth at the tough event.
"America is a Hankish ice cream cone," announces this parade float and an Icon article by the same name from 2013. Icon founder Fred Steiner estimated that this image dates to 1976. America 250 organizers in Bluffton have a July 4, 2026, parade on their calendar. Have you floated any fun ideas for this celebration? PHOTO FEEDBACK ▶︎
