Almost 90 percent of the local United Way goal is met, according to Neil Reichenbach, UW treasurer.
He told the Icon: "To date we have raised $21,896.27 which is 87.59% of our goal of $25,000.
"We have also decided to have our 50/50 drawing on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Farmers' Market at 11 a.m.
"We will selling tickets on Aug. 1, until the time of the drawing. The current prize for the 50/50 drawing would be $173.50 before any possible ticket sales the morning of Aug. 1.
This looks familiar. It should. It's a snip of Main Street from the Bluffton town hall clock tower window. The Icon took Josh Bickel, Ohio Magazine photographer, to the tower last week during his photo shoot in Bluffton. Click here for more of the story and more interesting photos.
Josh Bickel, a photographer for Ohio Magazine, wanted to see the sights of Bluffton.
So, naturally, we took him to the clock tower of the town hall. Bickel was in Bluffton last Friday taking photos of Bluffton University campus and the village for an upcoming feature on Bluffton University.
Watch for the September issue of Ohio Magazine. You can't miss the Bluffton University spread.
Dale Edward Wilkins, 72, died July 26, 2015 at, his residence. He was born October 23, 1942, in Kenton. He was raised by his parents Lester and Virginia (Higgins) Wilkins who preceded him in death. On Jan.4, 2002 he married Karen Bowyer Wilkins and she survives.
He was a owner/operator of his own over-the-road semi. He was a member of the OOIDA Trucker's Association and VFW Post 1275, Lima. He was a graduate of Lima Senior High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
BFR will host a best-of-three adult coed sand volleyball tournament Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Bluffton University sand volleyball courts. Games begin at noon.
Teams must have at least three women on the court at all times. Rally scoring takes place and team members must be 18 as of Aug. 1. Cost per team is $100 and the registration deadline is Aug. 15.
Jean Snyder will receive a life membership into the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association during the Monday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m. dinner meeting. Jean turns 90 this month.
The Aug. 10 program is about the centennial year of the Dixie Highway, that once included Main Street Bluffton.
For details on the dinner and lots of other August events at the Center, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
