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PHOTO: Scott Slaughterbeck

Bluffton Shuffleboard Club launched the 2018 tournament and open play season on May 24-25 at the Buckeye Park shuffleboard courts, according to Scott Slaughterbeck of the club.

The club invites the public to play Mondays and Saturdays at 10 a.m., and Thursdays at 4 p.m.

The following tournament schedule is set for this summer at the courts:

Bluffton schools summer office hours begin on Tuesday, May 29. Those hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in each school office, Mondays through Fridays.  The offices are closed in July and reopen in August.

Friday is the last day; report cards mailed June 4

Note: The last day of school is Friday, May 25. Report cards for the last grading period will be mailed home on Monday, June 4. 

Another school year concludes.

The spring school newsletter summarizes many of the activities taking place as the year ends. A copy of the newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story. Here is a spring school summary provided by Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent. His complete column is in the newsletter.

Taking a closer look at our community resources

Note: America in Bloom judges will visit Bluffton July 19-20. To help viewers understand the Bloom judging process, each week on the Icon the Bluffton in Bloom board will describe one of the "Bloom" categories. Questions can be emailed to [email protected].

If you find a decorated rock, you'll know why

Several photos with this story
are from the first graders'
Facebook Bluffton OH rocks

Don't be surprised to find colorfully painted rocks on Main Street, and elsewhere in Bluffton.

It's all part of a project of Megan Quinton's first graders.

Quinton told the Icon that her students are discovering that Bluffton “rocks.” And, they invite Icon viewers to make this discovery also.

Beam setting over railroad, deck pour over the Blanchard River to restrict I-75 traffic beginning Tuesday

The following impacts to traffic related to the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County are scheduled to occur soon, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation:

Interstate 75
Interstate 75, both northbound and southbound throughout the project, from just south of Harrison Street to county Road 99, is currently not restricted.

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