You won't find this plate on the street. It's a combination of nine different license plates that spells "TOMMY TIRE." It's on diplay in the Bluffton office. We see mostly Ohio plates and two states that we can't identify used in this artistic work.
Bluffton University will host a concert featuring its Jazz Ensemble and Gospel Choir at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public; an offering will be taken during intermission for music scholarships.
After defeating Temple Christian 3-1 on Thursday, the Bluffton High School boys' soccer team advanced to the Division III regionals. This marks only the third time that a Pirate boys' team has advance this far.
Bluffton did it in 2009 and in 1999. Both teams were coached by Dave Fett.
Bluffton's Sweet Sixteen play starts at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5, versus Mansfield Christian High School. The game will be played at Tiffin Columbian High School.
Roger Hoffman, who has fished in the Bluffton area since the 1970s, provided the Icon with several photos of the Buckeye quarry, taken this week. He tells the Icon that apparently the digging around the Buckeye and the Riley Creek has caused a leak as you can see how low the Buckeye is on Oct. 30. "I've fished the area since the 1970s and was amazed to see the water level this low. The bass are still biting and you you can almost walk around the Buckeye by the waters edge," he said.
HANOVER, Ind. - The Beaver harriers had a memorable day Saturday, Oct. 29, at the HCAC Cross Country Championship. On an unusually hot day for late October, and on a demanding Hanover College course, the runners rose to the occasion with Bluffton's best-ever 2nd place team finish for the women, a quality 4th place team finish for the men and an all-time high eight athletes in the awards.
