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Free Art Space at the library for teens

Bluffton Public Library is supplying free art materials and space for 6th to 12th graders to be creative in the Youth Room from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, June 27. No registration necessary. 

Next week’s BFR summer camp theme: Fairy tales and Fables

Registration by Friday for July 1-5 camp

Bluffton Family Recreation’s kid’s summer camp registration deadline for next week is this Friday.

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Four sports camps and clinics for youth

July is busy at BFR; sign-up underway

Bluffton Family Recreation offers four sports camps and clinics in July and sign-up is now underway, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Tumbling Clinic
Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, July 8-9-10
Ages 3-5, 10-11 a.m.
Ages 5-8, 10 a.m.-noon
$15 members; $30 non-members

6-8 grade basketball camp
Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, July 15-16-17-18
1-3 p.m.
T-shirt included if registered by July 1
$20 members; $40 non-members

Lions in busy recycling mode

Hearing aids, batteries, ink cartridges, used glasses, phones, aluminum cans and flags

Bluffton Lions Club has had a busy recyclling year.

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Toad season

It's toad season. There's probably one in your backyard, as the Icon discovered this guy in its backyard. The Icon toad's range includes a wide area covering a terrain of grass, shrubs and a small pond.

Do you tell your doctor the truth?

Most people lie to their doctors, according to a new study

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
If you don't give an honest answer when your doctor asks you how much you exercise, you're not alone. Many people don't tell the truth to their doctors, according to a new study.

Unfortunately, withholding or misrepresenting information to your doctor hinders his or her ability to give you optimal care. Still, 60 to 80 percent of people surveyed in this new study said they had stretched the truth or withheld information with their doctors before.

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