The first monthly dinner meeting is set to take place after a year and a half. Here's an update from the July newsletter.
Western Square Dance - Larry and Bev Armstrong will host Western Square Dance lessons on Thursday, July 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. All are welcome. The cost is $2 for members and $3 for non-members.
Craft Supply Sale - The Bluffton Senior Center will have a Craft Supply Sale on Friday, July 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
By Ryan DeMarco, Financial Advisor
111 N. Main St., Bluffton | 567-226-4506
You may have heard that it’s important to take the emotions out of investing. But is this true for all emotions?
Certainly, some emotions can potentially harm your investment success. Consider fear. If the financial markets are going through a down period – which is actually a normal part of the investment landscape – you might be so afraid of sustaining losses that you sell even the investments that have good prospects and are suitable for your needs.
Bluffton Exempted Village Schools announces a public hearing to discuss the use of federal IDEA and Title I funds to be held on July 19, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
The interested general public is welcome to attend and hear a presentation of the intended use of the funds and to have an opportunity to comment on the proposed district plan.
For further information or to submit a comment, contact Greg Denecker, Superintendent at Bluffton Exempted Village Schools or call at 419-358-5901.
The first 125 people at the Bluffton Community Pool will get free admission on the following days:
Friday, July 16th, 2021 from 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 17th, 2021 from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Riley Creek Arbor of Gleaner Life Insurance Society regularly supports the local community through monetary and volunteer efforts. The Arbor consists of members from Bluffton, Lima, and surrounding communities.
By Cort Reynolds
More than 450 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 9-10 for the 39th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League championship.
The WOAL is for swimmers aged four to 18 who are members of one of the league’s teams.
The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the site for the 2021 Swim Championships and will host eight teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. Teams will compete for the 2021 league title.
With the summer around the corner, loads of people get out and enjoy the outdoor fun. You and your family have big summer plans: fireworks, picnics and swimming. Now you just need to make sure that no one ends up red (itchy rashes), white (a box full of tissues), or blue (coughing or an asthma attack) for the wrong reasons. That’s why it’s so important to be prepared, so allergies and asthma don’t overshadow the festivities.
By Fred Steiner (Photo accompanying this column shows Fred Steiner and Ryan Lowry cutting the Icon’s first anniversary cake in 2010.)
Thoughts on:
• how the Icons came to be,
• journalism in a small town,
• and a memo to Steve Stratton on retirement.
Here’s the thing:
You can earn a living working in your profession in a small, rural community. But, along the way, you can’t predict the encounters that hit like insects on a car window at 70 mph.
Provided by Klaira Hohenbrink
Bluffton 4-H Cattle Club Reporter
The Bluffton 4-H Cattle Club is selling tickets for its annual chicken barbecue fundraiser. This year's event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, July 18.
Pick up is at the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club, 405 N. Spring St. The meal includes a one-half chicken, mac and cheese, green beans and a dinner roll. A bake sale is also available by donation.
Tickets are $9 and are available from club members. Attached is a list of club members and their offices. Alan Begg is the club director.
Bluffton Athletics: A mandatory player/parent meeting will be Thursday, July 29, at 7 p.m. in the Bluffton High School gym.
This will be for all athletes and parent/guardians who will participate in a fall sport.
Fall sports officially begin Aug. 1, but practice will not start until Aug. 2, all athletes must have updated Physical on PRIVIT https://blufftonpirates-oh.e-ppe.com/index.jspa before the official start of practice Aug. 1.
Emily Byers, a Bluffton second-grade student this past school year, has placed 3rd in the statewide Imagine Engineering Coloring Contest out of more than 6,000
students.
Emily, daughter of Justin and Karen Byers, was a student in Mrs. Fry's classroom when she entered the contest.
Her winning entry involved a picture of an engineer reviewing her roller coaster design plans at a site visit. For her efforts, Emy received the third-place prize, a MathShark skill-building game and calculator.
