Events

The Lima/Allen County Convention and Visitors' Bureau provided The Icon with the February Allen County events calendar. It follows:

The second week of Keeping Active programs will begin on Jan. 27 at BFR Sports and Fitness.

Four more weeks of free events, demonstrations, and fitness options will be included. Individuals as well as families are encouraged to learn more about healthy eating and add more activity to their routines.

The Keeping Active program offers something for everyone:
• free days to use the indoor track,
• free family and youth activities
• as well as fitness classes for adults of all fitness levels,

No matter that February is the shortest month of the year. Lots of events are scheduled here next month. Here's the list of activitites. Each is listed in the Icon calendar. To add an event to our calendar please send it to: [email protected]

 

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Bluffton Lions Club sausage-pancake breakfast, middle school
Bluffton PTO Bakery Bingo, middle school, 6-8 p.m.
Bluffton Sportmen’s Club annual meeting, Sportsmen’s depot, 7:30-10:30 a.m.

Bluffton Elementary PTO invites Icon viwers to its winter Bakery Bingo night. The event is from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, in the middle school cafetorium, according to Melissa Knauss, PTO president.

"We want to invite everyone to the event to enjoy food, play Bingo and win a baked good of their choice, 50/50 drawing at the end of the event, and raffle drawings for our themed baskets with each classroom sponsoring a basket, along with many wonderful businesses from Bluffton sponsoring items in baskets also," she said

The SHANNON Service Club is getting ready for its late winter garage sale. This year's event is Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1 at The Centre, according to Duane Bollenbacher.

A Harlan's chicken barbecue is Feb. 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The garage sale is from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 and from 9 a.m. to noon on March 1. Call 419-358-7365 for details and watch the Icon for more information coming.  

 

BFR Sport and Fitness annual Keeping Active campaign's annual kick off event is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. The campaign is co-sponsored by the Bluffton University dietetic interns, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director, and Jennifer Little, university dietetics.

Icon viewers are encouraged to attend the program, which includes information and registration for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award challenge. 

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