The Johnny Appleseed Park District hosted a group hike at Motter Park on Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road on Saturday, September 26. The hike was a commemorative event held for the park’s 20th Anniversary of the Walking Thru Autumn hiking series.
With nearly 100 participants each year, the district offers nine hikes throughout its 23 parks. Four group hikes in the series have already taken place; an additional five hikes are still ahead.
My Mom’s apple pie is definitely among the top five Pyzik family recipes that I continue to make for both flavor and nostalgia. So when Bluffton’s America 250 committee announced an apple pie-making contest, I was all in.
But when was the last time I made Mom’s apple pie? It had been a while. I was relieved to put my hands on the old paper copy of the pie crust recipe and the baking instructions from my older edition of the Joy of Cooking. I have both cookbooks because my favorite brownie recipe isn’t in the later edition.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Public Library is seeking donations for the 2026 Holiday Gift Silent Auction Fundraising Event in November.
Donations help raise funds to support library programming and services.
You can show your support of the library with tax-deductible donations in the form of gift baskets, gift cards, gift certificates, and more, accepted through October 17.
Please itemize and include fair market value and contact information when dropping off donations.
The auction will open November 2 and run through November 25.
Here in electronic form and soon to be available in print are the September 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights. This issue includes 20 articles from the 172 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during the past month.
Highlights will be delivered for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Family YMCA, Bluffton Senior Center, Musselman Library at Bluffton University and Twisted Whisk Cafe.
MEDIA RELEASE__Crime Victim Services is pleased to announce the receipt of a $10,000 grant from the Ar-Hale Family Foundation in support of its Court Appointed Special Advocates’ program.
Driven by a commitment to ending violence and oppression, Crime Victim Services (CVS) is a community of advocates and change makers. Our mission is to create safer communities and advocate with integrity through anti-violence education and victim-centered services. And we’ve been living out that mission since 1981.
