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The Eric Garmatter coach era started with a "W" as Bluffton High School girls launched the 2011-12 basketball season with 50-41 win over Cory-Rawson in the first round of the McDonalds' holiday tournament at BHS on Nov. 25.

Bluffton faces Arlington on Nov. 26 in the title game at 8 a.m. Arlington was a 59-31 winner over Allen East.

Until GPS can direct you to all the lights in Bluffton a map will have to do.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce provides those intersested in viewing Bluffton's wide range of Christmas holiday lights with a map to navigate the streets of town.

The printer-friendly copy, which is an attachment to this story, is your starting point to a great evening of cruising Bluffton.

One-quarter century of lights

At 7 p.m. Saturday night these singers and countless additional Ream holiday folk art cutouts come to life. It's the 25th annual Bluffton Blaze of Lights.

4 p.m. Ice Creations exhibition

By Fred Steiner

It all starts at 4 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Bluffton.

It's the 25th annual Bluffton Blaze of Lights. This year's Blaze continues a tradition launched in 1986 when the Harry and Dorothy Ream outdoor Christmas folk art display moved from rural Jenera to Bluffton.

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Editor's note: We invite readers to submit favorite Christmas recipes for publication in the Icon. Please e-mail recipe and a brief history about the recipe to [email protected].

My grandmother always made this recipe around Christmas time. The recipe has been passed down thru a few generations, and my daughter just surprised me with a batch this past Saturday at her home for Thanksgiving. So Christmas came early this year!

Tom Beery

The Bluffton girls' McDonald's Holiday basketball tourney is Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26 in the BHS gym.

Friday's schedule:

6 p.m. Arlington versus Allen East

8 p.m. Bluffton versus Cory-Rawson

Saturday's schedule

6 p.m. Consolation game

8 p.m. title game

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