You've heard of "shaggy dog stories." This is a "Ropp Triplett story."
It turns out that Ropp Triplett is campaigning - not running for public office - simply campaigning.
To his way of thinking Bluffton doesn't have a "downtown," it has an "uptown." His initial campaign speech on the merits of an uptown versus a downtown were given at the June 8 chamber breakfast.
After the rousing applause he received, it appears that popular sentiment is now in his camp.
Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School will be in session this summer from Sunday, July 22, through Thursday, July 26, from 6 - 8:30 p.m.
St. John's United Church of Christ is the host church this year. Help your child discover the best destination of the summer - SonRise National Park! Come to a land of invigorating power and beauty where there is nothing between you and God's big sky!
Season tickets are available for the 2012-13 Bluffton University Artist Series, featuring The Alley Cats, the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, pianist Alexander Schimpf, the Petar Jankovic Ensemble and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets can be purchased on the Web, at http://tickets.bluffton.edu. Prices are $80 for adults, $70 for senior citizens and non-Bluffton students, and $65 for university faculty and staff. A family pass is $55 with the purchase of any season ticket.
Icon viewers interested in purchasing a Luminaria for this year's Relay For Life of Bluffton. The form is an attachment to this story. This year's Relay is Friday and Saturday, June 22-23, at Salzman Stadium, Bluffton University.
"Bluffton's Relay For Life Luminaria Committee is willing to pick forms up at your convenience. Call 419.348.0872 for a pickup," said Adam Blevins of the American Cancer Society.
Note: Donald Ring, BGSU senior and Icon intern, is writing stories on small business owners in Bluffton. This is part of that series.
Whether it's charms, necklaces, bracelets, earrings or rings, lia sophia offers a little bit of everything to their clientele.
For Bluffton native Kendra Nickel, who has been working as an independent advisor for the last two years at lia sophia, that's exactly why she was attracted to the company in the first place.
