You are here

Home

All Bluffton Icon News

Bluffton churches: Christmas eve services listed

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 20, 2009 - 6:37pm

Bluffton churches are invited to submit Christmas eve and Christmas day church services to the Icon. Material may be e-mailed to: [email protected]

BLUFFTON PRESBYTERIAN

The Bluffton Presbyterian Church will perform a cantata on Christmas eve. The cantata is "Rise Up, A New Light A Comin'". The cantata will feature soloists Don Brauen and Amanda Rhonemus. The service is at 7 p.m. with a 30-minute music prelude, which includes several numbers of youth of the congregation.

Section: 
Worship
»

Joel Groman: BHS student of the month

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 20, 2009 - 6:16pm
Joel Groman

Bluffton High School senior, Joel Groman, is the December BHS student of the month. He has served as a class officer as a freshman, sophomore and junior. He is a member of the Math Club, math team, Students Against Dangerous Decisions (SADD), concert band, marching band, pep band, Latin Club, Drama Club, Campus Life, St. John youth group, Renaissance Committee, Student Senate, National Honor Society, and is an Eagle Boy Scout.

Section: 
People
»

BHS students raise $886 in Student Senate holiday drive

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 20, 2009 - 6:06pm

As a service project, the Bluffton High School student senate decided to hold a money drive this winter. The money that was raised is going to benefit a few families in the surrounding area, according to Pam Riffle, student senate advisor.

A member of each of the families chosen is serving the the United States armed forces.

"This project was high school-wide and involved the grades competing against each other for the reward of a pizza party," she said.

Section: 
People
»

Must an Ohio University grad

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 20, 2009 - 5:47pm
75 OHIO

If you spend any time near the middle school, sooner or later you'll come upon this plate. It is on a vehicle driven by Nancy Armour, middle school teacher. And, yes, she is a 1974 Ohio University graduate.

Section: 
Regional news
»

What do you give a fourth grader for Christmas? We asked; we found the answers

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 20, 2009 - 5:31pm

Question: What do you give a fourth grader for Christmas? Answer: Read on and you will find out. We gave fourth graders in Tami Hardy's class a Christmas writing assignment for Christmas. We asked them to construction some lists. And so they did. We offer you the answers to the questions of fourth graders Christmas wish lists (according to the fourth grader) of their mom and their dad. Then, we asked them for their own list.

As an alternative with wish list, some students compiled lists of five things they wish they'd hear and other wishes.

It all follows:

Section: 
People
»

Christmas: It's not what it used to be

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 19, 2009 - 5:19pm

By Joanne Niswander

Take it from someone who is experiencing her 80th (oops, now everyone knows!) Christmas season: Christmas isn't what it used to be. You've probably thought the same thing. But, before you start nodding in agreement that Christmas has gone to the dogs, read on . . .

Section: 
Columnists
»

Pages