Rachael E. Lewis, strings teacher and orchestra director in Bluffton Schools, recently competed in a fiddlers' contest and won the adult fiddling division.
The contest also included youth fiddling, banjo and harmonica contests.
The events were held July 2, at Van Wert County Fairgrounds during the Old Fashioned Farmers Days.
Rachael played: "Possum Up a Gum Stump," "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz" and "Angeline the Baker."
Provided to The Icon by Kevin King
Bluffton High School students along with Spanish teacher Profe King traveled to Costa Rica for 11 days in June.
They traveled with EF (Education First) tours on an immersion-style tour.
Students were encouraged and often forced to speak and communicate solely on Spanish while learning about sustainability practices, a variety of foods, and cultural differences.
There were six Bluffton High School students joined with groups from North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin for a total of 19 students.
Can pigs fly? Ask Evan Osting of Bluffton and he'll tell you pigs can swim. He is pictured at the Bluffton-Ada swim meet on Thursday in Ada. (Monty Siekerman photo)
A large crowd was on hand Thursday in Ada when the Ada Gators took on the Bluffton Sardines. Here's two views from the top of the slide. (Monty Siekerman photos)
FROM THE ADA ICON - The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Independence Day with a “Patriotic Pops” concert on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Saturday, July 2, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Amber Ricker holds loaves of sourdough bread for sale in her booth at the Bluffton Farmers' Market. Ricker is the daughter of Kellie Valenti, the owner of Live Life Years Younger Naturally. With the help of her daughter, Valenti sells sourdough breads, tortillas, pizza crusts, soaked granola, granola bars, seasoning blends, jams and jellies. To learn more about Valenti's health and wellness business and products, see her website at http://livelifeyearsyounger.com/. Ricker also holds wellness and cooking classes in a variety of locations.
