BFR held a mini-Olympic camp earlier this week. Here campers learn about archery. Phil Newland, instructor, shows an arrow to campers, from left, Lilly Campbell, Julia Smallcomb, Olivia Smallcomb, Dalton Clum, Blake Clum (in second row), and Levi Hohenbrink.
The Bluffton Lions Foundation invites the public to attend the eighth annual Freedom Fest on Saturday, June 30, at the Bluffton University football stadium.
The event kicks off at 5 p.m. with games and inflatables for the kids and hotdogs, popcorn and homemade ice cream for the whole family.
Scheduled entertainment includes Dancers' Elite at 5 p.m. and 5 Miles High beginning at 6 p.m. Live duck races will run throughout the evening and the event culminates with a fireworks show at dusk.
If you've ever entered The Bluffton Icon high school, college or NFL football contests, you realize that it's three yards and a cloud of dust, week after week.
Although it is hardly July, The Icon is working on this fall's contest - call it the dream stage.
We'd like to hear from contestants on ways we could make the contests more interesting. One thing for certain is that our tie-breakers need repair. But, beside that, if you could create a weekly football contest, how would you do it?
Several high school band camps will take place at Bluffton University in July and August. Here's the schedule:
Gibsonburg - July 9-12
Toledo St. John's - July 15-20
Delphos St. John's - July 16-20
Edison - July 15-20
Keystone - July 21 -26
Bellefontaine - July 23-27
Arcanum - July 29-Aug. 3
Willard - July 29 - Aug. 3
Vandalia-Butler - July 30-Aug. 3
