CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO.That's Santa in the window of the Rosengartner's 187 Garmatter Street resident. The family won first place in Bluffton's residential holiday decorating contest. Check out more photos and a video. Sorry YouTube wouldn't permit us to use the music. And, yes, that's a Christmas countdown clock on the front of the house.
Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock
Benjamin Stahl went to Pandora-Gilboa along with his future wife, Terri Bishop - class of 2006 and 2005, respectively. They got married in June of 2009 in a small church in Columbus Grove, right after Bishop graduated from Wilmington College. Stahl graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Computer and Information Science.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
The Lady Pirate basketball team persevered through a rugged affair Saturday afternoon and earned a hard fought 60-50 win over North Baltimore.
Senior Averey Rumer scored a game high 25 points to lead Bluffton. Rumer made bank at the free throw line, connecting on 15 of 18 attempts for the game. Alivia Koenig and Libby Schaadt each scored 12. Bluffton is now 5-2 on the season and will host Paulding Thursday night in their next game.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Bluffton poured in 30 first quarter points to quickly erase any ideas of a big win hangover following Friday’s epic win over Crestview. The Pirates kept their foot on the gas and raced to an 87-42 win over Vanlue to move to 5-0 on the season. Juniors Luke Denecker (22) and Mason Soper (20) led Bluffton in scoring and equaled the total Vanlue output. Jared Piercefield added 12 points for a third Pirate in double figures.
In the spirit of this year’s Blaze of Lights, the Icon offers viewers a daily local gift idea based upon the 12 Days of Christmas theme. There’s no need to shop out of town or on the internet for Christmas gifts this year.
Howard J. Beach, 90, of Jenera, died on Monday evening, Dec. 17, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Jenera on Dec. 5, 1928, to the late Phillip and Bertha (Bigenho) Beach.
On May 2, 1954 he married Dorothy Rausch and she survives along with four children: David (Shirley) Beach of Tampa, Florida; Jane (Ed) Amstutz of Bluffton; Wayne (Rinda) Beach of Wapakoneta; and Ed Beach of Lakeland, Florida.
