... But it's hard to hide from the Icon when you're a black and white calico. This feline neighbor stood out from the gloomy lanscape on a recent morning.
A New York Times reporter in August of 2020 coined the term twindemic to describe the concern for an increase in both flu (influenza) and COVID-19 during the winter months of 2020. The good news is that a twindemic never occurred in 2020 but the word stuck. Twindemic is a portmanteau word. A portmanteau is when words are blended together to form a new meaning. The words are not combined together like starfish but rather are a mash of words. The word smog is a portmanteau mash up of smoke and fog that has become part of our vernacular.
Bluffton University has named Matthew Nardo as its next head football coach.
"Bluffton University is an institution with tremendous leadership and vision," said Nardo. "My family and I are honored to join this community and are excited about the future of Bluffton Football!"
In a tri-meet between Bluffton, Upper Sandusky, and Willard high school swim teams on December 15, the Bluffton girls finished 2nd behind Upper Sandusky and the Bluffton boys finished 2nd behind Upper Sandusky.
Bluffton winners were:
Women's 200 Medley Relay: Rory Youngpeter, Allison Diller, Izzy Stechschulte, and Ella Armstrong
As the newest chamber member, Blended Roots manager Katelyn Gainok introduced herself and the art and craft consignment store she manages to Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) members at the December 10 meeting.
Gainok said the store’s purpose is to provide a fun shopping experience and to “bring out creativeness in the community.”
