The American Baseball Coaches Association recently announced that Bluffton University is one of just 217 college and high school programs to earn this year's ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award.
Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with the award, which recognizes teams coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2016-17 academic year.
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Transition Bluffton hosts a Green Home Tour from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 23, according to Peter Badertscher.
Three homes in the Bluffton area are featured. Visitors are encouraged to ride their bikes on the 12-mile route; a prize drawing will be held for those who collect colored tickets at all three locations.
The tour showcases homes in the Bluffton area that emphasize energy efficiency and sustainable building.
FROM ADA ICON - Several Bluffton area classic and muscle car owners displayed their vehicles on Saturday at the Ada VFW Post 9381 third annual car show.
Here are some of the cars on display. (Photos by Monty Siekerman)
• Larry Dudgeon, Bluffton, 1991 Ford Mustang SSP, once a Florida State Trooper vehicle.
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On Tuesday Ada Rotary members heard an update on the Bluffton Icon's sister publication, Ada Icon, from Fred Steiner, owner, and Monty Siekerman, editor.
The Ada Icon, now in its fifth year, is a household name in Ada. Since Jan. 1 of this year the Ada Icon has had 74,958 views from 33,481 individual viewers.
There are two Icons: Ada and Bluffton. Each cover the school districts in their viewship.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free community meal from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by Hilty Home.The menu is chicken salad croissant, potato salad, potato chips, strawberry shortcake and beverages.
Icon viewers:
On Friday afternoon, June 16, the Bluffton Lions Club put on the 50th Anniversary of the Festival of Wheels and Cruise-in.
We strive to make it a better show each year. It takes a lot of volunteers to make it a success. The weather has a lot to do with it, but the volunteers are the main factor.
