A High Glass basketball camp is scheduled for Monday through Thursday, June 17 to 20, at Cory-Rawson High School.
High Glass basketball camp is for any athletes wishing to advance their skills by focusing on the fundamentals of the game, such as shooting, ball handling, footwork, and court awareness.
Session 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. is for girls, grades fourth through twelfth.
Session 2, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. is for boys, grades fourth through twelfth.
Cory-Rawson High School won the "people's choice award" in this year's ODOT District 1 annual Paint the Plow contest, announced recently.
The C-R award was decided based on social media votes. Cory-Rawson collected 654 votes in the Facebook contest.
ODOT District 1 has held a Paint the Plow contest annually since 2014. It allows high schools and vocational schools within the district’s eight-county region to paint an ODOT snowplow blade with a message of school spirit, Ohio pride, patriotism or safety.
A Dan Amstutz memorial ride to raise money for the Bill Glass prison ministry is set for 1 p.m., Saturday, June 8, according to sponsors of the event at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora.
Amstutz, a life-long community resident died Oct. 15, 2018.
A suggested ride donation is $35 per bike, which includes a memorial patch. The ride begins at St. John Mennonite Church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora. It ends at Rita's Dairy Bar, Grand Rapids.
The Village of Bluffton reminds residents of the 7-inch grass rule, which is a village ordinance.
The ordinance passed in 2013 (it's attached at the bottom of this story), states that grass, weeds or brush shall be cut, mowed and maintained not to exceed 7 inches.
This ordinance covers residential, undeveloped residential, business and industrial and agriculture areas (ag areas are not to exceed 15 inches).
The ordinance states that the village may fine property owners $100 per occurrence.
The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm is hosting “Wildflowers & Feathered Wings” on Sunday, May 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Walk the trails with Naturalist Chad Carroll to look low for spring wildflowers and look up for birds who fly overhead. We may look somewhere in between ground and sky for nesting woodducks.
Light refreshments, including homemade cookies, will be available. The event is free and open to the public, but donations are welcome as they support The Quarry Farm's educational programming.
The Bluffton University baseball team saw two of its seniors named Second Team All-Heartland Conference when the 2019 post season hardware was handed out on Tuesday, May 14. Dante D'Andrea (Westerville/North) and Colin Gregory (Fremont/Clyde) made their marks on the record books en route to All-HCAC recognition. Junior Parker Reynolds (Avon) was named Honorable Mention All-HCAC by the conference coaches.
The Armes Family Cancer Care Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, has achieved a four-year accreditation for its radiation oncology department by meeting the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx).
The Armes Family Cancer Care Center achieved accreditation through APEx by undergoing a rigorous, voluntary, multi-step process during which its policies and procedures were evaluated using consensus-based standards for radiation oncology practice.
At noon on Thursday, May 23, Brendon Matthews will lead a brown bag discussion on specialized loans for new and small businesses. The event is in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St.
A senior lender at First National Bank of Pandora, Matthews will provide information on loans, including two state programs: the Collateral Enhancement Program and the Capital Access Program.
Lady Pirates ousted at districts by Carey By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - Bluffton had its 19-game win streak ended by Carey 8-3 in Div. IV district semifinal softball action at Findlay's Marathon Diamonds Wednesday evening.
The top-seeded Lady Pirates end their season 20-2 with the defeat. Both of their losses came at the hands of Carey.
The third-seeded Lady Blue Devils improved to 19-5 and advance to the district finals vs. New Riegel or McComb Thursday, May 17 at Findlay.
West Elm Street project is one step closer to completion.
Hohenbrink Contractors will begin paving the street on Thursday - originally announced as Friday - according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator.
He told the Icon that the contractor will apply the base course Thursday and that motorists should avoid West Elm Street to allow ccontractors to work quickly and safely.
