The Bluffton University men’s basketball team lost to Rose Hulman 63-43 Saturday November 8. The Beavers fell to 2-5 (0-3 HCAC) while Rose Hulman improved to 7-1 (3-0 HCAC) on the year.
The Beavers took an early 5-0 lead on a Josh Johnson (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) three followed by a steal and layup from Tyler Neal (Bluffton).
Rose stormed back and took a 13-11 lead with 7:41 left in the first half and never looked back. At halftime Rose held a 29-16 advantage.
The winner of Week 5 of The Icon Football Contest 2 is Duane Bollenbacher. Duane and Randy Stewart both correctly picked 12 games this week and Duane was declared the winner by virtue of the first tie-breaker.
Other contestants:
11 correct - Adelyn Althaus, John Clevidence, Kyle Gratz, Tater Hooker and Todd Fleharty.
10 correct - Brandon Huber, Jim Dillman and Joe Suter.
Dottie Anderson Shelton died on Dec. 8, 2012, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio, where she had resided for several weeks. The daughter of Jesse and Pearl Guin Anderson, she was born on Jan. 7, 1926, in Columbus Grove. In 2004, Dottie married Lloyd Shelton of Bowling Green, who died on June 26, 2012.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church children’s choir, Disciple Singers, will present a Christmas musical titled “Spread The Goods News” Sunday, Dec. 9. at 6:30 p.m.
The program will also include the Cherubs choir, bell choir, and a song combining the Disciple Singers and the adult choir.
The church is located at 8905 Columbus Grove Bluffton Road, Bluffton. An afterglow will beheld following the program.
There are many Christmas trees in downtown Bluffton business windows. Here's a close-up of the Sielschott, Walsh, Keifer and Regula CPA tree at 113 N. Main St.