The Cakewalkin' Jass Band will present an afternoon of New Orleans style jazz, blues, and gospel at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, in the Great Room at First Presbyterian Church, 2330 S. Main St., Findlay. The concert, the final in the church's 32nd Concert Series, is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be received.
A Toledo institution, the Cakewalkin' Jass Band was organized in 1967. After playing three short night club jobs and one wedding, the band opened at Tony Packo's Cafe in 1968.
BFR invites Icon viewers to participate in Ohio's One Mile Fitness Walk on Wednesday, May 16, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.
"Come to BFR and either walk inside or outside," she said. "The official walk is at noon, but you can walk anytime throughout the day. Make sure you log your hours with us.
The event is part of Healthy Ohio. The statewide program goal is 100,000 miles of walking.
Marissa Schutz, a Pandora-Gilboa High School senior, is the 2012 winner of the Barbara Fleming Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, (MHCO), Bluffton.
Schutz is the daughter of John and Marcia Schutz. This annual award provides scholarship support to a student pursuing a degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse, a Registered Nurse or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Emily Sprague, Bluffton High School junior, is the April student of the month at BHS.
Emily holds a 4.0 grade point average. She is a member of SADD, Spanish Club and National Honor Society. She coaches tennis to elementary youth at BFR and is an office helper at BHS. She participates in girls' tennis. She received the Pirate award, Golden Racquet award, was named to the second team all-district, holds a perfect attendance and has achieved academic awards in geometry and discovering foods.
She is the daughter of Jon and Aimee Sprague, 101 Hawthorn Court, Bluffton.
Julia Schmidt, Pandora, was named to the Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va., spring semester dean's list. She is a junior philosophy and theology, and history major.
By Jake Dowling, Icon summer intern
Soon school will be out, but families can still read at the Bluffton Public Library this summer. BPL is hosting its annual summer reading club from June 4 to July 31.
"This year our theme is "Dream big, Read!" which is all about night time," said Rikki Unterbrink, library youth services coordinator.
Youths in grades kindergarten to fifth, will have a theme called "Dream big, Read!" while teens ranging from grades sixth to high school seniors, will have a separate but related theme called "Own the night."
Bluffton Public Library will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Due dates for library materials will be adjusted accordingly. For more information, visit the library, log on to www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org, or call 419-358-5016.
OHSAA Board of Directors Meeting Highlights - May 10
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met last Thursday morning in Columbus for its regularly scheduled May meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at OHSAA.org.
- The Board approved the 2012-13 general sports regulations and the sport-by-sport regulations. Of note, the start date for football practice this fall is July 30 and all other fall sports begin practice on the first Monday in August, which is August 6.
By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
So...Sunday was Mother's Day. I don't remember much about Mother's Day when I was little. I don't think we ever fixed her breakfast in bed or took her out for dinner. The truth is, she probably cooked for us on those days, but I could be wrong. You'd have to ask her.
In fact, I'm pretty sure that most of us don't come to really appreciate our moms until later in life when we finally realize what all they taught us.
