"The Manger Seen," a Christmas pageant by Peter and Arden Mead, will be presented by the children's Sunday School of English Lutheran Church, Sunday, Dec. 18, at 10:15 a.m.
In the drama, a family tells the story of the birth of Jesus while they set up their nativity set. At the same time a living, costumed tableau is formed in front of the congregation.
The family, the nativity tableau, and the congregation interact through
Christmas carols marking the change of scenes in the drama.
Pauline Hirschler will turn 100 years old on Dec. 20, 2011. A family celebration will be held Dec. 17.
Pauline Marie Lutz was born in Lima to Alarta and Tymah Fay Roush Lutz. She earned a two-year teaching certificate from Bowling Green and taught for two years in a one-room schoolhouse in Allen County and then at Horace Mann Elementary School in Lima.
The winner of The Icon's Week 6 NFL contest is Mike Burris. Mike picked all games correctly and accumlated 11 points.
10 points - Randy Stewart.
9 points - Ben Reineke, Bill Edwards, John Clevidence and Philip Keeler.
8 points - Becky Warren, Duane Bollenbacher and James Crawfis.
7 points - Andy Althaus and Dan Smith.
6 points - Mark Sommers.
The cumulative totals after Week 6 of The NFL Contest are:
Rose-Hulman used an 11-2 run over the final four minutes of the game to knock off Bluffton University 66-55 on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Bluffton's third straight loss dropped the Beavers to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the Heartland Conference, while Rose improved to 7-1 on the season with a spotless 3-0 mark in the HCAC.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team rallied to take a 45-42 lead with 8:21 to play before Rose-Hulman went on a 19-4 run for a 61-49 victory over the Beavers on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Bluffton slipped to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the Heartland Conference, while Rose (1-5, 1-2 HCAC) picked up its first win of the season.
Bluffton council okayed 2012 appropriations on Monday, which total approximately $6.2 million. The largest expense is a projected $1.4 million water improvement project that will take place only if village voters approve a one-quarter percent income tax on the spring primary.
If voters say "yes" then the village will proceed with the replacement of water lines on the South Lawn-Grove Street area, Sunset Drive and Geiger Street. The one-quarter income tax would be taken off once the project is paid for.
