Wondering what you need to know about Medicare before you sign up? Gerry Burton, Senior Services Resource Specialist will present Medicare 101 on March 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bluffton Public Library. There will be time for questions after the presentation and participants can find out about other services the Allen County Council on Aging offers as well!
Please register by February 28 at the library, or by calling 419-358-5016.
Bluffton Pediatrics has purchased the Robert Neff building at 122 N. Jackson St., and plans to relocated there later this spring.
Beth Bish, CNP, pediatric nurse practitioner, shared information about the move during last Friday’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfas and talked with the Icon today.
“We anticipate to be in our new home by the mid-to-end of April,” she said. “Work is now underway to modify the building to serve as a medical office.”
State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) was appointed to serve on several Ohio House committees for the 133rd General Assembly by Speaker of the House Larry Householder.
Representative Cupp will chair the House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education. The state’s budget for primary and secondary education represents 43% of all state-sourced revenue. He will also chair the Joint Education Oversight Committee, which is composed of both House and Senate members and monitors education issues for the General Assembly.
Ohio Northern University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present The International Play Festival: India from Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 21 to Feb. 24, in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre of the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24. A question-and-answer session with the directors and company will be held following the Feb. 24 performance.
Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for seniors and $20 for adults. To order, visit freedcenter.com or call the box office at 419-772-1900.
The spring New Leaf newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story. It features “seed starting indoors.”
New Leaf Garden Center will hold a spring gardening seminar in its Ada store on Saturday, March 2. Persons interested in attending should register now due to space limitations.
The seminar schedule follows:
10 a.m. – The top 75 plants that every homeowner should consider
Okay, identify this portion of a building, located somewhere within the village limits. The answer is found with all the Icon display ads, located on the bottom of each inside page.
Three Bluffton council committee meetings are set for next week:
• Tuesday, Feb. 19 – Jefferson Street project public meeting, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Personnel, noon
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Streets and alleys, 5:30 p.m.
Registration for three youth spring programs is now underway at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Spring soccer U6
Games are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at BFR from April 2 to May 2. Volunteer coaches are needed. Contact BFR if interested. The deadline to register is Sunday, March 17. $30 for members; $60 for program participants.
Additional information on the Lower Riley Creek Watershed is found on pages 12 to 18 in the Bluffton council packet attached at the bottom of this story.
The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) wants to improve water quality in the Lower Riley Creek watershed in Allen and Putnam counties.
One of the driving forces of the Partnership’s focus is a 2012 Report Card of the stream. In that report the Marsh Run-Little Riley Creek watershed received a letter grade of "D."
While we encourage folks to save long-term for retirement, the Roth IRA has a “hidden secret” that provides a ton of flexibility. When you have had any Roth IRA for a period of 5 years or more, you are able to withdraw the contribution portion (not the gains) without tax or penalty. There are many situations where this can be helpful:
