“Our baby has arrived,” Joanne Niswander announced with pride and joy!
Icon viewers shouldn’t be confused at all, because every year Maple Crest elder, Joanne Niswander, sets up a Monarch butterfly “nursery” complete with milk weed from her own garden for the little caterpillars to feed upon.
This year's Hancock County Junior Fair had a large contingency of Cory-Rawson students in royalty roles as many CRHS students had the honor of being selected to represent the Junior Fair and various departments.
Two Cory-Rawson 2014 graduates Aubry von Stein and Brent Warren were named Junior Fair Princess and King.
The 16th annual Riley Creek Rivalry between the Pandora and Bluffton Shuffleboard players was held on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Bluffton courts.
For the first time in the history of the friendly competition, the score ended in a tie. In the first round of matches Bluffton opened with an eight to four lead, but Pandora quickly caught up and after four rounds the final score was tied 24 to 24.
A total of 24 shufflers competed. Since its beginning in 1999, Bluffton holds an eight to seven lead in the rivalry.
The winner of Week 1 of the Icon football contest is Todd Fleharty. He and three other contestants correctly picked 9 games this week and Fleharty was declared the winner based on Tie-Breaker #1.
Amber Henry is part of the busy staff of managers and lifeguards at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Stay tuned to the Icon for daily photos of staff members.