Bluffton's most family-oriented event of the summer returns Aug. 3
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National Night Out is back.
Bluffton’s most family-oriented event of the summer returns after a one-year cancellation, according to Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police department lieutenant, heading up the event.
The evening generally attracts upwards to 2,500 persons.
This is the 7th Bluffton NNO celebration and it takes place Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
Ethan Roby races to the finish line in Monday's opening swim meet of the season. Bluffton defeated Ada at home. The Sardines travel to Kenton for a Thursday, June 10, meet and then to Van Wert on Monday, June 14. The next home meet is versus Westside on Thursday, June 17.
The R.L. and Etta L. Triplett Foundation, based in Bluffton, this spring awarded a $5,000 grant to the Bluffton Child Development Center, according to Tomm Triplett of Ft. Wayne, Ind., president of the foundation board.
“The grant enables the Center to purchase an outdoor screened area in its infants and toddlers playground area,” he said.
“Without the screen, staff members are required to put sunscreen on each of the children each time they go into the playground area in spring and summer.”
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Three Althaus brothers Rudolf, Gotthard and Henry, each born in Landschaft, Bretzwil, Canton Basel, Switzerland, came to the America separately in the 1840s and 1850s. The village of Bretzwil is located about 25 miles south of Basel, Switzerland.
Rudolf lived in Bluffton. Gotthard and Henry lived on farms in the Swiss Settlement.
By Amelia Alexander
Ada High School Icon columnist
I have learned so much from writing here in the Icon, so I wanted to reflect on this school year and everything that I have learned from this experience so far.
1- Giving myself grace and pushing through my own short-comings
I’ve had to learn how to produce two articles a month on top of school and sports. If I really needed to, I could take a break from this column, but I really want to stick with it, so I haven’t.
