The Bluffton Lions Club will celebrate its 80th charter anniversary with a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, in First Mennonite Church fellowship hall.
Past International Director Murray, from Ontario, Canada, is the featured speaker. Henry's Catering will provide the dinner. Tickets are $17 each.
The Henry P. Huber Scholarship committee is currently accepting applications for the 2014-2015 school year.
Applications may be acquired from the guidance counselor at Bluffton High School, the superintendent's office in the Bluffton Elementary School and from the Citizens National Bank in Bluffton.
Applicants are required to submit with their application, whether a high school senior or currently enrolled in college, the most recent transcript of their academic program. Applications must be filed with the committee by May 25, 2014.
The annual meeting of the Bluffton Sportmen's Club has been cancelled for tonight, Saturday, Jan. 25. It will be rescheduled for the same time on Feb. 1, according to Tom Augsburger, club president.
Bluffton girls' basketball with Leipsic has been postponed to Monday Jan. 27, and Bluffton boys' basketball with Van Buren has been postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to Alex Hanna, BHS athletic director.
The Village of Bluffton has its own income tax forms and information about who and how to file. The details are on the Village website. Click here to access the website.
The website has copies of all forms needed to complete village tax work.
The Icon provides the following information about the village income tax.
There’s still time to enter the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs 2014 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition.
Due to weather delays, BCE has moved the first competition meeting from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall (elevator accessible).
Kathy Keller of the Small Business Administration, Rhodes State College, Lima, will led the session.
Beginning Feb. 3, storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 will be held at the Bluffton Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Sessions will continue until the end of April.
Themes this spring include the Olympics, numbers, monkeys, and more! Each storytime session is approximately 30 minutes long and includes stories, songs, and other related activities. Storytime is a free, fun way to help children develop early literacy skills and their imagination.
BFR Sport and Fitness annual Keeping Active campaign's annual kick off event is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. The campaign is co-sponsored by the Bluffton University dietetic interns, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director, and Jennifer Little, university dietetics.
Icon viewers are encouraged to attend the program, which includes information and registration for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award challenge.
Richard "Dick" Tschetter, 95 died Jan. 23, 2014, at his residence. He was born to Peter P. and Carra (Dirks) Tschetter on Dec. 17, 1918, in Canton, Kansas. He grew up at Bridgewater and Freeman, S.D. and graduated from Freeman High School. He also graduated from Grace Bible Institute (now Grace University) in Omaha, Neb., and from Bethel College in North Newton, Kan.
