Anyone with the notion that winter is simply dull white on brown needs to take a hike.
For a perfect winter hike try Bluffton's Motter Metro Park, part of the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District.
The Icon did just that on New Year’s Eve.
With an almost full moon rising, temperatures in the low teens, snow on the ground and animal tracks mixed with winter boot prints, here it what the Icon found in the early evening of Dec. 31, 2017.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's basketball team closed out the calendar year in style, winning a second straight McDonald's of Bluffton Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 30. The Beavers have won three of their past four games while improving to 5-6 on the season. Illinois College slipped to 5-5 following an 82-74 loss in the McDonald's title clash.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - For the second straight year the Bluffton University women came up just short to a top 10 nationally-ranked powerhouse on the final day of the McDoanld's of Bluffton Holiday Tournament. #4 Hope held off the Beavers by a 72-63 final on Saturday, Dec. 30. The Flying Dutch stayed perfect at 12-0, while Bluffton fell to 8-2 and had its seven-game win streak snapped.
David W. Pugsley, 71, of Bluffton, died on Dec. 30, 2017, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home, Lima. Arrangements are pending with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Service, Bluffton.
