If you enjoyed watching the Bluffton High fall varsity sports teams you'll need to switch gears as winter sports are here.
The Icon can help you. Attached below this story are provided schedules for the following winter Pirate teams:
• Boys' varsity and JV basketball
• Girls' varsity and JV basketball
• Varsity wrestling
• Freshman boys' basketball
• Junior high boys' basketball
• Junioe high girls' basketball
• Middle school wrestling
As a result of recommendations from a recent market study, the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Board of Directors has decided to convert a portion its semi-private rooms to private rooms at two of its Skilled Nursing Facilities – Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton and Hilty Home in Pandora.
In all, 20 semi-private rooms across MHCO campuses were converted to private rooms effective Dec. 1, allowing a greater number of residents to enjoy private accommodations.
Do you know where this building stands today? It was originally Bluffton's Ex-Cell-O plant. There, its employees produced machines that created paper milk cartons.
Today it is Diamond Manufacturing and it stands at the corner of Jefferson Street and the County Line Road.
Leland Gerber, Bluffton photographer took this photo in 1956 when the plant was constructed. Several things to notice:
Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule this month. These follow:
Finance Committee - Wednesday, Dec. 4 at noon
Council Meeting – Monday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.
The Icon asks local organizations who sponsor a visit from Santa Claus this month to notify the Icon.
We will post all Santa visits in advance on the Icon that are open to the public. Send us the name of your organization or business with the date and time of the visit.