August is on the way, but until then, it's an Icon Weekend. Our 14-page Weekend edition provides details on events in the Icon viewership area now through next Friday.
Here's a sample of what you'll find:
• Bluffton and Ada events calendar
• Our favorite Bluffton and Ada photos of the week
• Bluffton's National Night Out details, including fireworks
• Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sale
• BFR's August schedule
To access Weekend open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Some familiar faces will be serving in new roles when graduate students begin classes at Bluffton University this fall.
On July 1, Dr. George Lehman will become the director of the Collaborative MBA, a partnership between four Mennonite colleges, while maintaining his roles as Howard Raid professor of business and business studies division chair.
Dr. Melissa Green, who is Bluffton’s newest faculty member, will take over Lehman’s duties as director of graduate programs in business while teaching undergraduate and graduate marketing courses at Bluffton.
Bluffton Family Recreation teams up with Bluffton-Pandora Youth for Christ for a double-elimination coed softball tournament held in the Pandora Park. The event is Monday, Sept. 5, beginning at 9 a.m.
There is room for eight teams.
In addition, the event includes a homerun derby and yard games and picnic for families. The cost is $200 per team. Games start at 9 a.m.
For more information or to register a team contact Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, 419-358-4150, or [email protected].
Its main office is at Citizens National Bank, 102 S. Main St., Bluffton.
According to Daniel Desalle, "Citizens Wealth Management Group provides an array of services that accommodates all types of investors. We help work towards protecting your hard-earned assets with a retirement plan that has the potential to grow to fit your needs – evolving along with you and your family.
The Bluffton Public Library is ready for the eighth month of the year, even if we aren't. Several highlights take place and each is listed on the August library activity calendar.
The Icon will continue to post August library activites as they come up. Many of these events are already listed as display ads on the display/classified page.