June 2016

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Once upon a time gasoline was leaded, 30 cents a gallon, or cheaper.

Really.

Those days are gone, but many of the vehicles hooked on that gas survived. Over 200 of them return to Bluffton on Friday for the 49th Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.

If luck prevails, you might catch glimpses of some gone-but-not forgotten heavy metal cruisers that once roamed Main Street Bluffton.

These included strange names like: Plymouth, Studebaker, Mercury, Edel, VW Bug, Woody, Oldsmobile, DeSoto and Packard.

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Jeff Gundy of Bluffton will have a book signing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 18, at Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.

Gundy, professor of English at Bluffton University, has published seven books of poems and four of prose, most recently Abandoned Homeland (Bottom Dog, 2015), Somewhere Near Defiance (Anhinga, 2014), Songs from an Empty Cage: Poetry, Mystery, Anabaptism, and Peace (Cascadia, 2013), and Spoken Among the Trees (Akron, 2008).

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PHOTO: Jason Bracy gets a trim from Morgan Mills

Spectrum Salon, 442 N. Main St., Bluffton, holds its first-ever cut-a-thon, and you are invited to participate, according to Mandy Kinn, owner.

From 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 18, Spectrum Salon stylists donate their time to cut hair with proceeds going to the Bluffton Good Samaritan Women’s Group.

There are no appointments connected to the cut-a-thon. It’s a first-time, first-served event. In addition to the fund-raiser aspect of Saturday, patrons will get a chance to win some door prizes.

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Purple shoes on Main Street?

The purple shoes hang on Main Street to remind people that cancer hits all walks of life and all kinds of people, according to Lynda Best of the Bluffton Relay for Life.

This year's Relay is at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, Friday evening, June 24, and continuing into Saturday morning.

"We are having a survivor meal at 5 p.m., Friday, June 24, and ask if there are any survivors who would like to attend the meal  - it's free to survivors," she said.

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It's blueberry season.

Marlin Gerber is accepting orders for pick up in Bluffton on Saturday, July 9. (Rain date: Monday, July 11)

Here are the details:
Gerber will be at the Houshower House on the Bluffton University campus, (Spring Street between College Avenue and Franklin Street) on Saturday, July 9, between 1 and 2:15 p.m. with 10-pound boxes of fresh Michigan blueberries for $25 each.

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There's still time to sign up for Bluffton Soccer Club for the fall.

Open online registration is available now and ends on Saturday, June 25. For travel tryouts go to www.blufftonsoccer.com.

The cost per family is $50 for one child, $45 for the second child and $40 for the third. A $25 late fee is charged after June 25 if spots are still available.

 

 

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The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary will host a Father’s Day pulled pork barbeque on Sunday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Harmon Road and Garau Street, Bluffton.

The event will feature a pulled pork meal with two sides prepared by Todd Larson.

Tickets are $8 and are available from any Auxilian or at Bluffton Hospital, the Black Lab or Greg’s Pharmacy. Tickets must be purchased in advanced.

For questions, call 419.423.5342 or email [email protected].

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By Monty Siekerman
FROM THE ADA ICON - One hundred music campers arrived on the ONU campus Sunday and will conclude their week of study and practice with concerts on Thursday and Friday in the Freed Center.

Ensemble concerts are set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The next evening the full choir, band, and orchestras perform at 8 p.m. The public is invited.

The camp, for students in grades 7-12, draws aspiring musicians from several states and Germany.

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Two Bluffton banks stepped up and assisted the Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township United Way in a very significant way, according to Neil Reichenbach. United Way treasurer.

He told The Icon, “The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township would like to give a big thank you to Citizens National Bank and First National Bank for helping toward our national United Way dues.”

Reichenbach said that each bank donated $500.  For the 2015-2016 campaign year, the national dues increased from $500 to $1,500.

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Lacey Wagner colors a cross during craft time at Riley Creek Baptist Church. The church, located between Ada and Bluffton had 11 children enrolled at VBS on Tuesday. Ocean Commotion, Diving into Noah's Flood, was the theme of the four-day program this year. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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