The Sardines started practice on Tuesday for the Western Ohio Aquatic League season. Last year Bluffton finished third in the WOAL meet, for the team’s highest-ever finish.
With the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool open for the season, the staff announces its swim lesson plan.
All lessons are from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., weekdays. Each session had eight lessons and the cost is $30 for persons who have pool passes and $40 for persons who do not have pool passes.
Private lessons are available, subject to availability, at $75 for eight lessons. Sign-up and payment may be made at the pool.
• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, • Generate support for local anti-crime programs, • Promote neighborhood pride and police-community partnerships, and • Send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Sarah Baer, University of Findlay journalism student recently researched three community approachesto National Night Out. Her story covers Bluffton, Findlay and McComb. The three stories are combined into one, which follows:
By Sarah Baer
Bluffton’s NNO is a positive aspect for the community
The 18-month-old German Shepherd is from Von der haus Gill German Shepherds Inc. of Wapakoneta, and is getting to know the community by making appearances in the schools.
Yes, the Icon has Bluffton High School graduation photos. This one is just a sample. Watch the Icon on Tuesday afternoon for lots of photos by Jamie Nygaard.
How do you measure grassroots support for Bluffton's pathway project?
Check out the 4th annual Bluffton Ride to Remember, a fundraiser led by the Bluffton Lions Foundation, supported by Bluffton Family Recreation, and sponsored by 12 additional organizations.
More than 30 volunteers are on board for July 14 event. And each volunteer has their own take on what makes the effort worthwhile:
• "The volunteers are great fun and hard working."
