Photos of the exercise station
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BFR invites Icon viewers to take two walks around the Buckeye - it's about a one miles hike. Along the way you will find exercise stations to enhances your walk. These required no extra exercise equipment.
Daniel Tinch, Bluffton Family Recreation executive director, set up the stations for residents.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announced the canceling of its 2020 arts and crafts show, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO. Details are in the letter to chamber members below:
Dear BACC members,
We regret to announce that the May 9, 2020, Bluffton Arts & Crafts Festival has been cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.
With social distancing and stay at home measures in effect through April, we are unable to hold this event.
At the invitation of Ohio Northern University,William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States, was invited to Ada, and accepted the invitation.
The visit was during his term as president from 1909 to 1913.
This photo post card from the Ada Public Library shows the horse-drawn carriage with the president and Ada dignitaries upon his arrival in Ada at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot.
The flip side of the post card shows a message from Ada to Mr. J.J. Motter of Xenia.
Dr. Anne Lippert, 86, died on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 2:10 a.m. at her residence in Ada, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Feb. 17, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, to the late Raymond and Eva (Doren) Lippert. On May 7, 1977, Anne married Jeffrey M. Schulman and he survives in Ada.
Bluffton High School track and field standout Trevor Bassitt now of Ashland University was named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2020 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
This is the second time in the past three years and the fourth time overall that an athlete from Ashland has earned this honor (Myles Pringle, 2018; Drew Windle, 2013-2014).
Use of The Little Free Pantry at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, on the sidewalk across from Family Dollar, has increased dramatically since the pandemic.
The church invites the community to help keep it filled.
This story is provided by the ONU HealthWise Pharmacy.
COVID-19 continues to make headlines. Here's what you need to know.
Now considered a pandemic, COVID-19 has been reported across the US. If you haven't done so already, it's time to learn some need-to-know information about this disease.
What Are the Symptoms of COVID-19? Symptoms include the following:
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
Spectrum Salon, 422 N. Main St., Bluffton, can take orders for product needs of customers, according to Mandy Kinn, shop owner.
“If you need a product, place an order via direct message, email, or phone message at Spectrum Salon by 5 p.m. on Thursday’s each week. We can deliver it to your doorstep on Friday,” she said.
She added that once your order is placed the salon will contact you concerning your payment, which will insure confirmation of your order.
The Icon’s announcement eariler today about Bluffton parks closing was in error.
Here is the officially-worded announcement from the Village of Bluffton:
Effective Friday April 3 2020, all playgrounds, basketball courts, shuffleboard courts, and shelter houses at all Village of Bluffton Parks are closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
All parks and paths will remain open daily.
While we understand that this may cause an inconvenience to our residents, this is being done with your health and safety in mind.
