Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Ct., off Augsburger Road, Bluffton, will host a soup cook-off from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6.
The cook-off is in the Patio Room in the lower level of the Maple Crest. Persons attending may sample gourmet soups prepared by several local restaurants and caterers, including:
Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll – 2nd 9 Weeks - released Jan. 27, 2014
All A Honor Roll
6th Grade
Olivia Burner, Gabriel Colley, Madison Fleece, Baylor Garmatter, Ana Neufeld Weaver, Danielle Novak, Grace Paquin, Raina Runk, Libby Schaadt, Maria Spallinger, Zachary Taylor
Jan. 3 - Austin Wayne Fowler, son of Tyler Fowler and Mary Huffman, Beaverdam
Jan. 6 - Ellieanna Rebeca Strauer, daughter of Andy and Samara Strauer, Ottawa
Jan. 9 - Tyrell Lamingo Clark, son of Melissa Risner and Tryiece Clark, Lima
Jan. 14 - Elijah David Sheppard, son of Walt and Lynn Sheppard, Arlington
Leon Martin Recognized by Chanticleer Book Reviews
Local writer André Swartley’s third novel, Leon Martin and the Fantasy Girl, has been named a finalist for the 2013 Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction, which is a division of the Chanticleer Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competition.
Swartley currently lives in Japan where he teaches English.
By Caitlin Nearhood, Bluffton University Icon intern
In 2013, “Grayson/Greysen/Greyson” was the most popular name among over 200 babies born at Bluffton Hospital.
According to a list of names provided to the Icon by the Bluffton Hospital OB Department, “Grayson/Greysen/Greyson” was the most frequent name out boy and girl names, appearing five times.
Other boy names that appeared multiple times were “Alexander/Alexzander”, “Braxton”, “Cooper”, “Isaiah”, “Issac”, “Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxson”, “Jace/Jase/Jayce”, “Liam”, “Lincoln/Linkin” and “Sawyer”.
