Handcrafted items are needed for the Mennonite Memorial Home's Service Group silent auction planned Saturday, Sept. 27.
The silent auction is part of this year's Bluffton Fall Festival. Persons interested in donating items to the auction should contact Mary Ann Ring at 419-358-1015. Items should be delivered by Sept. 19.
All auction items will be on display from Sept. 22 to 27 with bids being collected at that time. The auction ends on Sept. 27.
Mennonite Memorial Home's annual concert on the lawn is at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 17. The concert features Bob Ford who will perform familiar folk tunes to classics by Burl Ives, Tommy Maken and the Kingston Trio.
The concert also features ice cream. Icon viewers are invited to bring a comfortable lawn chair and enjoy the event, which is open to the public.
Jessica Grandey was offered a position with the Bluffton schools as assistant treasurer. The Bluffton school board approved offering Grandey the contract during a special meeting on July 26.
The contract is for two years with an annual salary of $39,000 for fiscal year 2015, with an exception for days not worked prior to commencement date of Aug. 6, 2014.
On behalf of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, we would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Ralf, the employees and co-workers at Grob, members of the Bluffton community, and to all those impacted by this tragedy.
We had the opportunity to host Ralf at a recent chamber meeting and he left a lasting impression with all in attendance. It was obvious he was passionate about Grob and all the exciting projects happening at Grob.
In May the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invited Ralf Bronnenmeier as a guest breakfast speaker.
Our experience inviting speakers falls in one of three categories:
1 the invitee needs to think about it and get back to us later,
2 the invitee needs to check his calendar and get back to us later,
(Categories 1 and 2 require a second phone call to the invitee for a definite yes or no)
3 the invitee asks, “Why do you want me as your speaker?”
We invited Ralf and his response was none of the above. It was immediate.
Lifeguard Levi Mikesell is part of the busy staff of managers and lifeguards at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Stay tuned to the Icon for daily photos of staff members.
Icon viewers are invited to "take the chance to explore our world" by volunteering in a school-based mentoring program offered by Children's Mentoring Connection for Cory-Rawson School or Jacobs Primary School, Findlay.
This after -school program will kick-off in September and the program invites persons to consider becoming a volunteers.
Some of the planned activities include aim for the stars: bottle rockets, mad scientist, international food and culture.
