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Riley Creek Arbor is sponsoring free pool admission for the first 125 people at the Bluffton Community Pool on:

  • Friday, July 15, 2022 from 12 – 8 p.m.**
     
  • Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 1 – 6 p.m.

Be sure to sign up that day at the pool for a drawing for a FREE beach towel. Three will be given away with the drawing to be held Monday, July 18 and winners will be announced on the Riley Creek Arbor Facebook page or contacted soon after.

Therapy dogs Max (pictured here) and Sophie joined participants of the Monday night storytime at Bluffton Public Library to hear Miss Sharlene read the book Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog.

Bluffton Family Recreaion, 215 Snider Rd., has issued this invitation to summer day camp:

Calling all ninjas! Come train with us for a week building and master ninja obstacle courses and testing your ninja skills!

Campers have lunch provided Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from Bluffton Hospital.

Campers will spend some time in the afternoons at the pool for no additional cost!

Supporters of youth soccer in Bluffton are invited to help make the fall soccer season happen: Bluffton Soccer Club relies on volunteers to help set up fields. Only one hour of your time is needed to sign up.

FIELD SET UP DAYS

  • Saturday, August 6 from  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
     
  • Thursday August 11 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

SIGNUP LINK

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body, an education program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association® including tips from the latest research, will be held:

  • 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, July 14
  • 3400 W. Elm St., Lima - Senior Citizens Services

Registration is requested at 419-419-5858.

Research includes the areas of diet and nutrition, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use of hands-on tools.

Visit alz.org/CRF to explore additional education programs.

It's a content swap! Ada is known for its historic train depot, so we're sending Ada Icon readers Fred Steiner's recent piece on excursion trains. You'll recognise Cort Reynolds as our sports writer, but he's also a BIG fan of basketball history.

By Cort Reynolds

In my constant reading and search for more historical and sports knowledge, I came across an interesting bit of hoop history tied to Ada in a book I bought this spring.

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