3,000 Easter eggs gone in 90 seconds, may 99 seconds. Who was counting?
Several scores of youngsters – some Easter egg pros and others first-timers – combed the back lawn of the Mennonite Memorial Home for eggs on Saturday under cold temperatures but not cold enough to keep them away.
The Easter bunny was present, of course, as were countless MMH residents watching the proceedings from their window.
Jamie Nygaard was on the scene and shares these photos with the Icon.
Many Bluffton junior high musicians performedat the solo and ensemble contest on Saturday at Elida High School. Results follow: Vocal - Kara Zink, vocal teacher Superiors (I)
Nebraska Montgomery, vocal solo
Jordyn Garmatter, vocal solo
Libby Frazier, vocal solo
Makala Nye, vocal solo
Hannah Davis, vocal solo
Hannah Ballinger, vocal solo
Luke Shadle, vocal solo
Wes Brauen, vocal solo
7th Grade Girls Trio, Makenzie Badertscher, Lindsay Theis, Vanessa Weyer
This message is to parents, especially those planning to attend the Bluffton Athletic Boosters reverse raffle in May:
The next Bluffton Family Recreation kid’s night out is Saturday, May 5, from 5 to 11 p.m. It’s the same night as the reverse raffle, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Open to youth ages 4 to 12, it provides many Disney-themed activities and games. Kids are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Disney character.
You may have to travel to Iowa to see this plate. The Icon spotted it in early March at the Ohio Northern University agriculture conferance. This guy's obviously an Iowa State fan and is certainly involved in agriculture.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team would hit the road to face off against the Wittenberg University Tigers on a breezy Sunday, March 25. The Beavers used some late-game heroics to secure the daily sweep, improving to 11-6 on the season.
Joe Sehlhorst, Bluffton council member and cultural affairs committe representative, announced that Christmas in Bluffton is officially over.
Here's portion of an e-mail message from Sehlhorst concerning the removal of the LED lights on the large evergreen tree in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn in mid-March.
"Special thanks goes out to all that helped with the removal of the LED lights on the big Evergreen this past Saturday. Jeff Stratton and Dan Snyder organized finding manpower to get this task done.
A building permit filed with the village by Grob Industries shows that a $10 million new building is going up at Grob this spring.
That permit was the largest of 14 building permits filed in the first three months of 2018.
So far this year, $11,313,309 in new construction is underway in the village. Of that figure, approximately $1 million is in residential construction.
The building permit list is part of the Monday Bluffton council packet. The packet is attached at the bottom of this story and the list of building permits is also attached.
Prepare to dance along in your seat during Bluffton University’s Gospel Choir and Jazz Ensemble concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 7, in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken during intermission for music scholarships.
Under the direction of Dr. Crystal Sellers-Battle, the Gospel Choir’s program will remember the life of composer Edwin Hawkins, who passed away in January, by singing his most famous song “Oh Happy Day.” A rhythm section led by Wesley Sellers of Columbus will accompany the group.
