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WWW.BLUFFTON.EDU/ART ANNOUNCEMENT__Are you mesmerized watching works of art being formed out of a mound of clay on a spinning wheel? Here’s your chance to get your hands dirty and try it for yourself. 

All are welcome to expand their skills during Summer Mud. Participants should be at least 14 years old (in ninth grade.)

Allen C. Burkholder, 95, passed away May 22, 2025 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Allen was born September 3, 1929 in Allen County to the late Otis and Rhoda (Amstutz) Burkholder. 

Allen graduated from Bluffton High School and was a life-long farmer who enjoyed horse racing and attending county fairs.  

The BHS Pirate baseball team will take on Liberty-Benton in the D2 Sectional Tournament at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 24 at Liberty Benton.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.ohsaa.org/tickets/

$5 for students (K-12), $8 Adults.

Cash tickets will also be available for purchase at the gate.

By Savanna Dodd, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

On December 21, 1967, the movie The Graduate was released. Dustin Hoffman starred in the movie as Benjamin Braddock, who just graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree and has moved home to Pasadena, California. The actor Walter Brooke, who played Mr. McGuire, gives Benjamin his advice for the future.  He tells him one word—plastics! “There’s a great future in plastics.”

Is your family celebrating a major wedding anniversary? The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon accept announcements with photos for our People section.

For these of announcements, information may include names, employment, and a list close family members.

Submit to [email protected]. There is no charge for these articles.

 

MAY 20 MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University students Trevor King ’28 of Wauseon, Ohio and Logan Daugherty ’27 of Bradford, Ohio are the 2025 recipients of the Summer Discovery Grant. This grant awards two first year or sophomore students $1,500 each for a 4-6 week unpaid vocational experience. Utilizing the summer months, students explore the relationship between vocation and faith through internships, job shadowing or other career related opportunities. 

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