Once upon a time the parking spaces behind Common Grounds all the way to the library didn't exist.
You are looking at the remains of what was the Master Feed Mill that serviced farmers in the Bluffton area for many decades. It is located directly behind Common Grounds.
Note the white barn in the photo. That's no longer there either. It's now part of the Riley View Apartments.
The Icon invited Chris Leuthold, adjunct math instructor at Bluffton University, to provide The Icon with some math puzzles. Here's quiz number 2. (The answer to quiz number 1 is at the bottom of this story.)
We want to assist our viewers with ways to survive the long, dark winter nights. Chris rates the level of difficulty in his quizzes from 1 to 4, with 4 being the toughest.
Amy Warren will present a senior voice and piano recital at the Bluffton Middle School at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29. Krysti Schey is here accompanist.
The recital includes works by Bach, Mozart, Purcell and Chopin among others.
Amy has participated in many instrumental groups, including Bluffton High School’s concert band, marching band, pep band, and jazz band, where she played the flute, piccolo, keyboard, and piano.
Hannah Chappell-Dick, Bluffton, a senior at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA(Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton) finished 17th at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships, becoming EMU's first women's NCAA All-American. Chappell-Dick set a new PR with a time of 21:38.5, just 15 seconds behind the first place winner.
The Blaze of Lights is now only a few days away. Three groups will entertain the Blaze crowd following the parade. The entertainment starts with Dancers' Elite, followed by the Bluffton High School School choir - pictured here from last year. Jim Boedicker will perform after the show choir. It all takes place on Main Street Saturday, Nov. 28.
