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February 6, 2017

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University's KAYCEE ROWE (Harrod/Allen East) averaged 23 points and six rebounds per game as the Beavers went 2-0 with home wins over Manchester and Transylvania last week. Rowe is the second Bluffton women's basketball player to be recognized this year following Rachel Beining who took home the same honor three weeks ago.

February 6, 2017

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Senior guard Austin Rohde (Shelby) has been named the Heartland Conference Player of the Week after leading Bluffton to a 2-1 mark in HCAC action. It marks the second time in the past five weeks that Rohde has been accorded this honor.

At one time, Bluffton had several women's "clubs." One was Alpha Gamma. Here's a photo from a Lima News clipping showing members of the club while attending a dram at Amil Tellers Theater, Lima.

We aren't aware of the year this photo was taken but, based upon the women in the photo, it was prior to 1963.

Names of the women (by their husband's names) are in the clipping. Jayne McGarrity provided the Icon with this clipping.

 

This plate is wide open, as far we can can determine. You'll find it in the Ada King-Horn Center parking area. It's on a black Dodge mini-van with a Shawnee Indians sticker on the back window.

Rhonda S. Staley, 48 of Bluffton died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. 

She was born on March 20, 1968 to William C. Nigh, Jr. and Sue F. Nigh. Rhonda married Dan Staley on Aug. 1, 1992, and he survives along with her mother, Sue F. Nigh of North Baltimore, three children; Bridgette G. Staley of Fostoria, Jared R. Staley of Minneapolis, Minn., and Nathaniel N. Staley of Bluffton.

By Black Swamp Area Council on Feb. 4

Five area Boy Scouts were recognized over the weekend, according to Mike Metzger, Bluffton Troop 256 scoutmaster.

The Black Swamp Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America held its annual banquet honoring the Eagle Scout Class of 2016 on Feb. 4.  

Brice Metzger, Kaden Reneker, and Jacob Thompson of Troop 256 Bluffton, Noah Woodruff of Troop 176 Lima, and Ethan Fleming of Troop 226 Pandora. 

Standing from left, Kaden Reneker, Brice Metzger, Noah Woodruff, Ethan Fleming, Jacob Thompson.

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