Bluffton High School's scholastic bowl team finsihed in second place in the Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl competition held eariler this month.
Bluffton finished 5-3 overall. Paulding was this year's winner with a 7-1 record. The attachment at the bottom of this story shows how each team placed.
It’s funny how life puts you in the paths of others.
I never knew her, but grew up knowing some of her grandchildren. Ruth Anna Bixel’s name was suggested to me as someone who I might want to interview, so I had contacted her and she cheerfully agreed. As I knocked on her door, I felt nervous, unsure of how she might receive me.
The Bluffton Community Assistance Program is busy at this time of year. Here’s a chat the Icon had with Jamie Crawfis, who directs the program's food pantry.
Jamie, what does the food pantry do for clients during Thanksgiving?
We have Thanksgiving dinners coming from the Bluffton University nutrition students. Those dinners were delivered on Nov. 21.
We also give gift cards so that our clients can buy either a turkey or ham and some other items to make a Thanksgiving dinner.
The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) held their annual meeting on November 18, 2015 at the Hancock Agricultural Center. After a short business meeting, Ryan Sendelbach, Hancock Health Department, Jeff Giesige and Curt Tobe, Putnam SWCD, and Jason Phillips, Village of Ottawa, presented short talks on how important the BRWP is to their agency or village.
~Tuesday~
*Minestrone Soup
*Chicken Pesto Melt
*Stacked Ham
~Wednesday~
*Stuffed Pepper Soup
*Perch Platter
*Michael's Special Burger
~Thursday~
*CLOSED*
Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
~Friday~
*CLOSED*
~Saturday~
*Blaze of Lights*
We will be open for the Blaze of Lights from 4:30-7 p.m. We will be serving hot drinks,
Pete's Homemade Chili, Italian Sausage with peppers & onion, and Hot Dogs.
We hope you will join us!
