Tickets are on sale for Bluffton University's fall production of "The Castle of Otranto," by John Minigan.
Darin Kerr, visiting instructor of theatre at Bluffton, will direct the show, being staged at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3-5 and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in Ramseyer Auditorium in College Hall.
Dr. Susan Streeter Carpenter spent eight weeks this summer in Yellow Springs, revising a novel she wrote more than 10 years ago. The associate professor of English at Bluffton University will share what she learned "about living the full-time writer's life," she says, and will read from her book, tentatively titled "The Lost Family Store," at a campus colloquium on Friday, Oct. 21.
Ann Stechschulte Alyanak, 1997 Bluffton High School graduate and standout female athlete, now of Bellbrook, was the first female to cross the finish line of today's (Oct. 16) Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon.
Alyanak came out on top in a time of 2:41:53. Angie Turner of Columbia, Mo., placed second and qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2:45:01. Alyanak had qualified for the Trials at a previous race. Ludmila Stepanova of Russia placed third in 2:46:26.
Bluffton Baptist Church will offer Truck and Treats for children during Bluffton's trick-or-treat night, according to John McMinn, pastor.
The church event will take place during trick-or-treat hours from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31.
"We plan to park on the front side of our church along the driveway with trunk or tailgates forward," McMinn told the Icon.
"Each car/truck will have treats to dispense attended by costumed adults dressed as various role models. A crossing guard will be provided at County Line Road. Treats are free for the asking," he said.
Bluffton University freshman Caitlyn Nearhood (Clyde) was named Honorable Mention All-Heartland Conference following a solid campaign in which the Beavers re-introduced tennis after a two-year hiatus. She anchored the first singles and first doubles (with Melissa Hostetler) slots all season for Bluffton.
