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Lots of June events are on Bluffton’s calendar. One is the area relay for hope. Watch the Icon for details on several other June events taking place in Bluffton.

Here are the details.

The Bluffton Area Relay for Hope takes place Friday and Saturday, June 24-25, at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, according to Lynda Best, chairperson.

According to Best, “This year’s theme is ‘Courage.’ Relay Courage shirts are available for purchase at Village Cut & Curl and Polished. All proceeds from the event go to Bluffton Relay for Life.

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High above Bluffton rooftops, brick work is completed on the English Lutheran Church. The work was completed last week.

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Pass it on – Bluffton Cash Mobs are back!
 
The Thursday, May 19, Cash Mob host  is Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, with cash mob hours from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

During Cash Mob hours everything in the store is 30 percent off.
 
 Sign up for a $50 shopping spree at the store during Cash Mob hours

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Bluffton Family Recreation's summer newsletter is now on The Icon. It provides information about all spring and summer class offerings of BFR.

These include:
• Summer Olympics
• Summer youth basketball camps
• Tee Ball League
• Summer youth camps
• Youth golf clinic
• Elementary and junior high basketball camps
• Adult softball leagues
• BFR golf outing
• Performance training
• Sand volleyball sign up
• Ride to Remember
• Challenger Sports camps

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It's August 1963 - a warm summer day in downtown Bluffton. Dick Boehr took this photo and let's name the businesses from right to left:

• Basinger Furniture - today The Black Lab
• Western Auto - today Diller's Flooring
• Swank's Meat Market - today The Dough Hook
• Walter Gratz's shoe store - today Fortman Insurance
• Waltermire's - today Sielschott, Keifer, Walsh, Regula CPAs
* Hauenstein Bakery - today The Sports Warehouse
• Greding Hardware - today Family True Value Hardware

 

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Sure, it was cold, but it was also fun. Especially when the llamas from Hard Rock Llama farm showed up on Main Street. They were part of the arts and crafts festival. Here is Claire Snyder, daughter of Dan and Mandy Snyder, holding on to her very own llama.

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