Here comes November 2025! The Icon posts items of general interest that take place in the Village of Bluffton (or very, very close by) on BlufftonIcon.com/calendar. Please send items and updates to [email protected].
The following public meetings have been scheduled by the Village of Bluffton and added to BlufftonIcon.com/calendar. These meetings will be at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main.
Board of Zoning & Building Appeals on Monday, November 3 at 6:00 p.m.
Planning Commission on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Pathway Board on Thursday, November 6 at noon.
Insurance Committee on Thursday, November 6 at 3:00 p.m.
UPDATED__On November 3 at 9:30 a.m., the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center will host a program by Justin Harbison, a Veteran Service Officer at the Allen County Veterans Commission.
Harbison will talk about the services that the agency provides, as well as briefly discussing VA pension, compensation and burial benefits.
This event is free and open to the public, including veterans and their spouses.
The Bluffton Senior Center is located at 132 N. Main St.
By Andrew Hoang, Student Pharmacist, and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
In 1973, the band Aerosmith, featuring lead singer Steven Tyler, released a rock ballad titled Dream On. The song appeared on their debut album, named after the group. In an interview, Steven Tyler shared that he would lie on the floor under the family piano listening to his classically trained father play music.
Tyler had composed the song by the age of 14. Dream On was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018 and is listed in the top 500 greatest songs of all time.
Can dreaming affect sleep quality, and how does food impact sleep? Why is sleep quality so important?
UPDATE: An Icon reader inquired about needing to opt out if you are in a third-party agreement and not currently in the aggregation program. Palmer Energy Company, the energy consultant serving Allen County, replied that if the customer has a third-party agreement, then they should not need to opt out repeatedly. But if AEP is the supplier, then yes, they should follow the opt out procedure. Questions can be directed to Amy Hoffman, (419) 539-9180 ext 106, [email protected].
By Paula Pyzik Scott
An Allen County community electric aggregation notification was mailed to residents and small businesses on October 20, announcing a new rate of 9.78 cents ($0.0978) per kWh.
This increase is a little over 3 cents per kWh from the old Dynegy government aggregation rate of $0.0657.
