The American Red Cross along with the Bluffton Fire Department and Bluffton University Serve Team will be go door-to-door as part of its Home Fire Preparedness Campaign.
According to Jon Kinn, Bluffton fire chief, the event is to teach people how to be prepared for home fires and install smoke alarms where needed.
The three groups will also install smoke alarms in homes that need them and teach people about what to do in case a fire breaks out in their home.
Bluffton University will recognize its top student-athletes at the annual Athletics Awards Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Two awards will be presented. Bluffton’s top senior male athlete will receive the A.C. Burcky Award, while the top senior female athlete will receive the Kathryn E. Little Award.
It was a Night at the Museum at the middle school on Tuesday. Sixth, seventh and eight graders shared projects focused on famous people from world history. The sixth graders' projects were about countries of the world. The eighth grade projects were about a career of their choice. In all, 260 students participated. It is estimated that 900 plus people visited the museum on Tuesday evening. In this view are Elizabeth Swisher, teacher; Braxton Romick, homicide detective; Raina Runk, nurse practitioner and Zayne Salsbury, welder. Watch the Icon for more photos coming.
Several Bluffton organizations are recipients of 2016 grants from the Hancock County Visitors Bureau (CVB), according to Fred Steiner, director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
The bureau awarded five grants to Bluffton organizations and the grand total of grants received is $4,350. The announcement of the grants was made during the April 8 Bluffton chamber breakfast.
First National Bank hosts an antique appraisal event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, at the Hancock Historical Museum, 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay.
Featured is Richard E. Stegman, appraiser with more than 30 years of experience. In addition to owning several antique shops, he was a student of Harry Rinker’s The Institute for the Study of Antiques and Collectibles.
Persons attending may bring one small item per person for appraisal.
Small items include, but are not limited to porcelains, glass, estate jewelry, paintings, toys and advertising items.
Bluffton University is committed to helping teachers pursue graduate studies in a cost-effective and convenient way through its Master of Arts in Education.
All classes in the program are now offered either online or through video-conference. This means students will have access to Bluffton’s resources no matter where they are or when they log on.
