"I enjoy the freedom of art and that it allows you to show your creativness."
Those are thoughts from Sierra Ribley, the Icon's first high school artist of the month. Our feature will focus on Bluffton High School artists, their works and their ideas about art.
Sierra is a senior at BHS. Her art classes have inclulded Art I, Design I, Ceramics I, Ceramics II and Art seminar. She is undecided about college.
The work she holds is a self portrait. She painted it with acrylic on canvas.
Vickie Garmon is the Bluffton High School art teacher.
State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Allen County) asks students at Bluffton Community Preschool, "How many of you have a cat?" Cupp visited the preschool on Monday and, before leaving, read students a book about cats. The cat-loving audience was attentive.
After 19 years and who-knows-how-many soccer matches, Bluffton Family Recreation is replacing the original turf on its indoor soccer field, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.
The original turf was removed earlier this month. Friday morning a new turf will arrive and installation will be underway all day.
Longtime Bluffton resident, Don Schweingruber, was honored earlier this month by Thiel College, where he graduated in 1963.
Posthumously, he was name recipient of The Thiel College Distinguished Alumni Award. It is presented to a Thiel alum nominated by fellow alumni and approved for recognition by the Alumni Association Board of Directors for outstanding contributions to the person's profession. Thiel is located in Greenville, Pa.
I started with Sue Sheehan about eight years ago. Since that time, I have had six surgeries on both my feet for heal spurs plus basil cancer on my eyelid.
