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It's Wilderness Week at BFR summer camp

Still time to register your child for July 6-10 camp session
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 9:25am

Wilderness Week
Bluffton Family Recreation's summer camp theme
Monday to Friday, July 6 - July 10

Explore the outdoors with the BFR summer camp staff. Camper activities include fishing, campfire cooking and camp ground preparation. Crafts include paper plate fans, butterfly feeders and pine cone bird feeders.

Daily schedule:
7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Pre-camp
9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. - Traditional camp
3:30-5:30 p.m. - Post camp

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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July 6 public hearing on South Main Street request

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:50am

Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals will hold a public hearing Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m., in the town hall third floor community room.

The discussion centers on a resident at 356 S. Main St. request for a variance. The request is a dimensional variance from the required side yard and dwelling setback for the addition of a carport, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator. 

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Write a caption - winner receives Shannon Theatre passes

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:45am

Here's the Icon's Write a Caption Contest for this week. Send you entry to: Caption Contest, [email protected]. Entries made on Facebook will not be considered.

Entry deadline is 5 p.m., Thursday, July 9. Winner receives 4 passes to the Shannon Theatre.

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Iconoclast View
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Winning caption: Bumper to bumper coverage

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:11am

Jackie Youtsey is the winner of this week's Write a Caption contest. Her entry: "Bumper to Bumper coverage" was picked as the best caption from over 30 entries.

To enter next week's contest, write a caption for the photo below. Send your entry to: Caption Contest, [email protected]

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Iconoclast View
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Taking a bite out of history

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2020 - 5:01pm

One of the former Steinman Lumber Company buildings is being devoured by progress this week. The building in question was at one time used to construct window frames in the late 1930s. The building faced Railroad Street near Cherry.

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It's July and it looks like the library has some fun programming

“Imagine Your Story”​ continues through Aug. 15
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2020 - 4:33pm

The library is closed on July 3 and 4 in observance of Independence Day.

Bluffton Public Library’s​ ​Summer Program, “Imagine Your Story,”​ continues through July and ends Aug. 15.

During this time, the digital Summer Reading Challenge continues on the library’s Beanstack webpage (with paper forms available for those unable to access the digital version), and the library continues to offer events and services online to provide support, education, and entertainment. For more information, visit ​blufftonpubliclibrary.org/summerprogram.

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Bluffton Public Library
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