FROM BPL UPDATES__Teens in grades 6 through 12 are invited to meet up with friends after school at the Bluffton Public Library to watch a movie. Students will meet downstairs in the large activity room, starting at 3:30 p.m. Movies will be played on Monday, October 19 and November 16.
With popcorn provided, the October movie rhymes with Bogus Focus and is rated PG.
Ryan Dunlap, the elementary PE teacher at Bluffton Schools, has been awarded the Ohio School Boards Association's Northwest Region Humanitarian Award. Bluffton School Board member Jeremy Scoles explains, "This prestigious award recognizes individuals who demonstrate the ethics of kindness, benevolence and sympathy in their schools and communities."
The presentation took place at North Baltimore High School on October 8.
Except for breaking news, the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon will be closed and on pause on Monday, October 12 for Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day holiday.
Please continue to send us information and inquiries 24/7 to [email protected]. You may also leave a message at 567-400-4266.
FROM FACEBOOK__Allen County Childrens Services recently received 80 baby quilts from the Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters. The agency notes, "This will provide every baby involved with our agency a quilt for this winter, and we will have enough for any baby who becomes involved with us for the next year. Thank you so much."
CONVOY__The visiting Bluffton High School football team dominated Crestview 49-12 in a Northwest Conference contest Friday, Oct. 9.
The Pirates raced to a 34-6 halftime lead and cruised to a bounce-back win after suffering their first loss the previous week in a heartbreaker to LCC.
The Pirates improved to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the NWC after the decisive road win.
It’s my fifth anniversary as editor-owner of the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon. Now in my sixth decade of life and my fourth decade of Ada-Bluffton residency, I’m working to make sure the Icons survive me and maintain local focus, content creation and ownership--and stay free.
