Four candidates seek three openings on the Bluffton school board beginning Jan. 1, 2018. Three incumbents are Brad Fruchey, Wesley Klinger and Ken Lugibihl. Deborah Herr is also seeking a seat.
The Icon asked each candidate the same questions and their unedited responses follow in alphabetical order. In addition, each candidate’s answers may be found in a separate story also on the Icon. Their answers are found on the right column of the home page.
Bluffton High School soccer players scored "Player of the Year" honors in both boys' and girls' Northwest Conference categories this week.
Tristan Smucker, a senior, with 8 goals, 4 assists, playing at midfield, and Kayla White, sophomore, with 26 goals and 8 assists, are the players of the year.
For more details on their honors go the Bluffton Icon sports page at BlufftonPirates.com or click here.
Both Bluffton teams won their respective NWC titles.
"Yes! There is no age limit for the bouncy slide. Let's go!"
Anna McKinley is the winner of four tickets to the Shannon Theatre for her winning caption to the above photo. The photo shows Everett Collier and Carlin Carpenter on the sidelines of the Bluffton University homecoming football game earlier this month.
Andrew Steingass of rural Ada is this month’s featured artist at Gallery 323, Bluffton. Steingass recently began showing pieces at the gallery, located at 323 N. Main St.
EXAMPLES OF HIS CERAMICS IS BELOW -
What follows is a portion of a feature story on Steingass by Monty Siekerman posted last year on Ada Icon.
He talks about grog, slip, and recipes. He burns wood at 2,350 degrees...even in the summer.
That's Andrew (Andy) Steingass, a lifelong resident of Ada, and a ceramicist.
The Pandora-Gilboa midget football team won the 2017 NorthWest Midget Football League champions. PG defeated Patrick Henry 30-0 on a soggy Saturday night at McComb HS field.
On Oct. 6-8 Bluffton girls U10 travel team, "Bluffton Black" played in the Flag City Fall Classic Soccer Tournement in Findlay.
Saturday games were both a win for Bluffton playing:
• U10 AAFC Patriots 3-2
• U10 Pacesetters Villa Black 1-0
Sundays game played were:
• U10 Pacesetters South Red against Bluffton loss 5-1
The top two teams played off in the championship game on Sunday. Bluffton Black U10 (division 2 team) girls took the win coming in 1st place against U10 Pacesetters South Red (division 1 team) with a final score 3-2.
