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Here's the latest butterfly to visit the Icon's backyard. We believe it is a silver-spotted skipper. It's a very familiar Ohio backyard visitor at this time of year.

Certain factors must be in place to ensure the final safety and quality of the product

Fermentation Frenzy
By Martha Gonzalez RD,LD,CLC
Clinical Nutrition Manager

Before there was refrigeration, there was fermentation. While fermented foods may seem like a new trend, it is actually one of the oldest ways to preserve food, dating back thousands of years.

When staring into the refrigerator yields no inspiration for dinner

Icon Restaurant Review:
The Dough Hook
117 Main St., Bluffton
419-369-4264
Reviewer: Liz Gordon-Hancock

Why is meal-planning such a headache? Now that school is back in session, everyone's schedule is getting busier. I decided to take the hassle out of my meal-planning and get a Fresh Meal box from The Dough Hook.

Local artist Oscar Velasquez is exhibiting several of his paintings at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, through September.  Most people know Velasquez, a Pandora native, as a painter of large murals on area buildings. 

His works at MMH include landscapes, flowers and scenes familiar to the region.  The exhibit is located on the third floor, near the Chapel. Paintings attached are titled “Lake View” and “Three Peasant Girls.”

Here are 4-H Club results from the Allen County Fair from the Bluffton Boys and Girls Club and the Cloverbud Club:

Bluffton Boys and Girls 4-H
Brooklyn Nance- President, Everyday Food & Fitness, A
Scrapbooking Jr., A

Brooklynn Bible- Vice President, Sundress & Jumpers, A,
First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio
State Fair Participant
Scrapbooking Jr., A

Tanner Bott- Treasurer, Making The Cut Jr., A, Ohio State
Fair Participant

The Bluffton elementary playground opened its green space area this month. The school board purchased two properties in 2017 to add a grass area on the playground and for possible future expansion. The second photos shows one of the two properties previously on the expanded playground land.

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