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Music review: Chromatica - Lady Gaga

Download the singles, but unless you are a huge Lady Gaga fan, skip buying the entire album

The Icons introduce our first music review, a column we hope to continue monthly. Your comments are welcome at [email protected]

Chromatica - Lady Gaga
Reviewer: Craig Hoffman

Lady Gaga, the Queen of Pop, is out with Chromatica. It is the first album for the megastar since the popular A Star Is Born in 2018. Chromatica is Lady Gaga’s sixth consecutive number one debut in the US.

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It's Quinn the Fox on library Facebook Live Friday AM

Virtual game night begins next Tuesday

Meet Quinn the Fox on Friday’s Animal of the Week shown at 10 a.m. on the Bluffton Public Library Facebook Live.

The program is part of the summer “Quarry Farm Fridays,” sponsored by the library and The Quarry Farm, rural Pandora.

Those who attend live may ask questions via the Facebook chat. Those unable to attend may view the video later in the day when it is posted on both organizations' Facebook pages and websites. 

SHANNON Service Club invites flag sponsors

Flag sponsorships assist club's community service projects

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club invites viewers to be a 2020 Main Street flag sponsor, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club.

The purchase of flags, a $25 per flag, is open to businesses, organizations, or to individuals.

Bollenbacher said that sponsors may name someone that you wish to honor or memorialize with each flag sponorship.

All proceeds from the sponsorship of flags help the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club in its quest to make Bluffton a better community for its children, its elderly, its needy families, and all the citizens of Bluffton. 

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A quarter century of scholarly research

For Gerald Mast and J. Denny Weaver

Friendship and debate fuel 25 years of scholarly research for Bluffton’s Weaver and Mast

For a quarter century, Bluffton University professors J. Denny Weaver and Gerald Mast have been writing, researching and collaborating on projects exploring the Anabaptist peace church tradition.

As Mast recalls, the partnership was established when he came to campus for the interview process in the spring of 1995. During an informal reception after the interview, Weaver handed him an essay and requested feedback.

Southbound I-75 off ramp closures start Monday

Read this carefully - may affect your driving pattern

Interstate 75 road work will impact six Bluffton and Beaverdam southbound off ramps in the next few weeks. The ramp closing schedule follows: 

5 day closures at Bluffton 103:
SR 103 SB Off Ramp: Close Monday, June 29
SR 103 SB On Ramp: Close Monday, June 29

14 day closures at Beaverdam:
SR 696 SB Off Ramp: Close Monday night, July 6
SR 696 SB On Ramp: Close Sunday night, July 12

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Tyler Carroll receives outstanding student award at Findlay

Tyler Carroll of Bluffton, recently participated in the University of Findlay's annual Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity. Carroll received the Outstanding Master of Arts in Education Student Award.

Undergraduate and graduate students were given the opportunity to virtually share their research, creativity, and professional learning experiences with the University and community, with many students receiving honors at the same time.

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