Hannah Yost, a Bluffton High School junior, is the November BHS student of the month.
Hanna is in the marching band, concert band, jazz band, pep band, symphonic choir, chamber choir, show choir, Latin Cub, Math club and Drama club.
She attends St. John Mennonite Church where she is in the youth group and is also a member of multiple worship teams. She is also a member of the BHS National Honor Society and has received OMEA District III Honor for Jazz Band.
Note from Icon: Old Man Bluffton, retired and now world traveler, shows up in Bluffton briefly each December. If he’s in the mood, he allows the Icon to interview him.
Earlier this week the Icon met him in Twisted Whisk and he was in the mood – although the Icon bought the coffee. Here’s a paraphrase of our conversation.
Berch Carpenter, recently retiring member of the Bluffton Tree Commission, was recognized at the Dec. 11 Bluffton council meeting.
Mayor Judy Augsburger presented Carpenter with a plaque reading: "In grateful appreciation of your 10-plus years of service and dedication to the Bluffton Community Village Tree Commmission."
The mayor said that Nancy Benroth was recently appointed as Carpenter's replacement.
Laura Strahan, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Icon's student artist of the month. Laura has enrolled in Art 1, Design 1, Design 2. Her college plans are undecided.
Describing the art project in the photo, Laura says: "It was a watercolor painting of a drawing I did of a dragon at the top of a waterfall with mountains in the background.
"I don't think watercolor is my best medium - had not had much experience - but I felt like I got better at it and enjoyed it more as I did the project."
Vickie Garmon is the Bluffton High School art teacher.
The Icon suggests this on your next evening pass down South Main Street: Pull over at the corner of Main and College. Watch the light show on the Fred and Pat Rodabaugh house.
If you miss it, here's a brief view. Just click on the red and white arrow.
It came down to “marmalade,” “exasperation,” “reprobate,” “annoyance,” and finally “conspiracy.”
Bluffton sixth grader Caitlyn Couch won this year’s Middle School spelling bee and will represent the school in the Feb. 24 Allen County spelling bee and also the March 17 regional spelling bee.
Seventh grader, Hannah Davis, runner-up, is Bluffton’s spelling bee alternate.
This year’s bee, held Friday morning, went four rounds until Caitlyn and Hannah were the lone contestants standing.
