Bluffton council released the wording of the one-quarter percent income tax for town hall renovations that was repeated on Monday. Bluffton voters approved the tax on March 6 for capital improvements. That tax will replace the town hall tax when it expires Dec. 31.
The ordinance is available in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St., Bluffton, celebrates its 30th year in business with a spring open house in each of its five locations, including Bluffton.
Hour are:
o Thursday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
o Friday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
o Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
An open house special includes 20 colored roses in a vase for $30 (cash and carry - no coupons).
Messiah in the Passover, a demonstration showing how Jesus fulfilled the ancient feast of Passover, will be held at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 18, at Riley Creek Baptist Church.
Messiah in the Passover begins with the traditional Passover Seder table - complete with all the articles of this important Jewish celebration.
Bluffton Baptist Church will hold its spring revival Monday through Wednesday, March 25-28, according to John McMinn, pastor.
Pastor Jonathon Reichman of Riverside Baptist Church, Tulsa, Okla., is the speaker. He holds a master's of arts in religious education from Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. Jason McDonald of Columbus, is the music and worship leader.
Services are Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and Monday through Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Services are open to the public. The church is located at 345 County Line Road, Bluffton.
After the first round judging for the Ohio Governor's High School Art Show Bluffton High School had seven pieces selected to go down to Columbus for state judging according to Vicki Garmon, BHS art teacher.
The state judging was this last weekend and there was approximately 3,000 pieces of art that were selected at an earlier judging to be there, but only 300 pieces were selected to get in the Govenor's show, Garmon told The Icon.
Bluffton Public Library is hosting two exciting teen programs to celebrate the release of the new film "The Hunger Games," based on Suzanne Collin's best-selling trilogy.
First, the library's lower level will be transformed into the "Capitol Day Spa" on Tuesday, March 20, at 3:30 p.m., where teens can get pampered by local make-up and nail artists.
