Scoreboard spiritwear and custom apparel, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, is holding an anniversary week sale Saturday, May 5, to Saturday, May 12, according to Natalie Mueller, owner.
During the sale everything is 10 percent off storewide. (The sale does not include varsity letterman coats.) Plus, when you buy three items you get oen item free when the item is of equal or lesser value. There are also clearance items as low at $1.
Mention you saw the sale posted on the Icon and receive $5 off any purchase of $5 or more.
A memorial service will be held May 11 at 1 p.m. at Bluffton Presbyterian Church to celebrate the lives of Dale and Carolyn Dickey, formerly of Bluffton. Dale Dickey passed away February 24, 2018. Carolyn passed away February 24, 2013. Friends of Dale and Kerry are invited to visit with family members at the church from noon-1 p.m. or after the service.
Apollo Career Center's Floral Shop will begin its annual flower sale Tuesday, May 8, and run through Friday, May 11. The shop will be open daily 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. The greenhouses are full of annuals, perennials, and hanging baskets, and the shop has a large assortment of silk arrangements and collectibles just in time for Mothers' Day.
Your assessment of April weather is correct. It was a colder-than-normal April – 5.8 degrees colder.
Here’s the April weather stats, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer:
April 2018 average temperature: 43.9 degrees
April normal average temperature: 49.7 degrees
April 2018 precipitation: 2.34 inches; snowfall 2.3 inches
April normal average precipitation: 3.48 inches
April high temperature reading: 79 degrees on April 13th
April low temperature reading: 19 degrees on April 8
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
There’s no quit in this Pirate baseball team. Coming into Monday’s matchup with LCC, Bluffton had dropped their prior five contests. The Thunderbirds posted 13 runs in the second inning and BHS could have folded and went through the motions but they did not. Bluffton clawed their way back over the next four innings and cut the lead to 13-11 heading into the sixth inning. LCC was able to score five final runs in the seventh to nab a wild 18-11 victory.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
For the fourth straight contest, Bluffton’s softball team only needed five innings to get the job done. BHS drilled LCC Monday night 13-0 to win their sixth straight game overall and improve to 12-4 on the season.
Libby Schaadt pitched five innings of two hit ball for the shutout victory. The sophomore struck out ten and walked none as she improved to 11-4 as a starting pitcher.
The Departments of Communication and Media Studies and Theatre Arts of Ohio Northern University will host a listening party for the premiere of ONU's first radio production, The Overcoat.
The listening party will occur on Thursday, May 3 at 4:30 p.m. at the Freed Center. The airing will be followed by a question and answer session with members of the cast and production staff.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, dramatized for radio by Jim Poyser.
