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Ada holds medication disposal day Saturday AM

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 22, 2016 - 10:10pm

By Monty Siekerman - Ada Icon
A Medication Disposal Day will be held from in Ada from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, in the parking lot between Rite Aid and Northern on Main.

Those who want to dispose of expired or unused prescriptions as well as over-the-counter medications may give them to law enforcement officers at that time. 

The meds will be disposed of in a safe, legal, and environmentally conscious way. 
Here's a photo of last year's volunteers during which time 32 people disposed of unwanted meds.

 

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Here's the schedule for Bluffton University's 116th commencement weekend

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 22, 2016 - 9:55pm

Bluffton University will celebrate its annual May Day weekend of festivities May 5-8.

The traditional end-of-the-academic-year celebration intertwines the past by hosting alumni reunions, the present by honoring this year's graduates and the future with first-year students performing the traditional Maypole dance. Classes ending in a 6 or 1, and the class of 2015, will celebrate reunions.

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It's official!

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 22, 2016 - 9:47pm

Jonathan Fortman cuts the ribbon in front of Fortman Insurance on Bluffton's Main Street on Friday. The event says the transfer in ownership from one generation of Fortmans to the next is offical. Jonathan and his brother, Zachary, sons of John and Catherine Fortman, purchased the Ottawa and Bluffton businesses of Fortman Insurance Services this winter. Company founders, John and Catherine, continue to stay active in the business. 
 
 

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Bluffton library announces May 2016 programs and services

Posted by Bluffton Public... on April 22, 2016 - 4:14pm

Bluffton Public Library announces its May 2016 programs and services

Please notice: the library will close on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. Due dates are adjusted accordingly. Have a safe and fun holiday!

Dulcimers @ the Library continues on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., and Jammin’ @ the Library continues in May on the 9th and 23rd at 6 p.m. Come to any meeting to join or listen.

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Jim Boedicker performs several times in Bluffton this summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 22, 2016 - 3:01pm

Jim Boedicker, local musician, will perform several times in Bluffton this summer.

He will perform at the Bluffton Farmers' Market on May 21, June 25, July 23, Aug. 13 and Sept. 24.

In addition, he will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, at the Bluffton swimming pool area during the Ride to Remember bike ride. His performances in Bluffton are sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Saturday's BHS prom theme: An Enchanted Forest

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2016 - 4:51pm

This year's Bluffton High School prom is Saturday evening, April 23, at The Centre.

This year's theme is an enchanted forest.

Members of the public are invited to take a walk through the forest to view the decorations prior to prom. The walk-through takes place from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

For persons interested in watching students attend the prom, students should begin arriving at The Centre around 8 p.m.

 

 

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