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”.
Everett Collier is co-staring in a Fort Wayne, Indiana, production of "Driving Miss Daisy."
The first performances were this past weekend. The next performances are Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25, at First Presbyterian Theatre, 300 W. Wayne St., Ft. Wayne.
The student of the month at Bluffton High School for December is Emma Woodruff. She is a 4.00 junior at BHS.
Her parents are David and Margaret Woodruff of Bluffton.
Emma is a member of Student Senate, Math Club, Latin Club, Yearbook, Lima Area Youth Orchestra, Marching, Pep and Concert Bands, National Honor Society, is an S.O.S. Tutor for Bluffton Elementary Students, and is a member of Early Morning Seminary. She attends the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Bluffton poet and creative writer, Ruth Naylor, has published a collection of poetry in a new book centering on her family relationships, aptly titled “A Family Affair.”
Over the years her poetry had appeared in a wide variety of periodicals and a few anthologies. Naylor said that the book’s title refers to the passing on of family heritage and love from grandparents to grandchildren, as well as to the issue of dealing with separation, divorce and illness.
