Regional news

The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm hope to provide public hiking trails for Putnam County, according to their spring newsletter.

Blanchard River Watershed Partnership and West Central Ohio Conservatory are event sponsors

Blanchard River Watershed Partnership and West Central Ohio Conservancy will hold a June watershed tour in Bluffton. The focus will be on Riley Creek.

Last year's tour took place in Findlay.

The 2020 tour is Friday, June 13, by invitation only and Saturday, June 13, open to the public.

Joe Sehlhorst, Bluffton council member who represents the village on the BRWP, said that the tour will highlight how agricultural land and conservation practices can work together in one area to achieve improved water quality.

March Madness reading incentive program begins tomorrow

Bluffton first graders and their parents are about to embark on a monumental reading incentive program called March Madness, starting Monday, March 2.

The overall goal of the program is for first graders to increase their reading skills, by reading as many books as possible.

For every five books that a first grader reads, that student will earn a prize and the chance to shoot a ball, which could lead to further prizes if the shot is made.

Bring your favorite joke to share

Bluffton Senior Citizens Center is holding a Joke Fest as the program for their monthly meeting at noon, Monday, March 9. Bring your favorite joke to share, laugh at everyone else's jokes, and finish with a video of American humorist Jeanne Robertson.

The centre will provide shredded chicken sandwiches for the potluck meal, but  bring a side dish and your own table service to share in the meal.

Bluffton schools' lunch menu for March is now available. The Icon recommends the french toast sticks. 

Bluffton schools remind parents of next year's Kindergarteners that it is time to register those students.

Here's the details from the elementary newsletter:

It’s time to think about Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year.  Any child who will be 5 by Aug. 1, 2020, is eligible to enroll. 

In order to develop a kindergarten mailing list, contact the elementary office at 419-358-7951. 

The school needs the following: 
child’s name 
birth date 
parents’ names 
address
phone number 

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