Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is next week. The drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 21, at the bloodmobile at Bluffton Hospital. Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code "bluffchos to schedule your blood donation appointment.
Do you know the names of your ancestors who lived in the 19th century?
Can you imagine what they ate and how they dressed?
What they did from sunup to sundown?
On Saturday afternoons, visitors to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, will learn what it was like to be an early Swiss settler in the Bluffton-Pandora area.
Swiss Community Historical Society docents can tell you all about the homestead and the generations of the Schumacher family who lived there. You can explore the house from attic to cellar.
Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co., Bluffton celebrates Shirley's birthday on Saturday, June 16, wil a day full of family-friendly events, according to Pete and Kim Suter.
Carnival games, a coloring contest, and buy-one-get-one specials highlight the event held downtown Bluffton, with 100 percent of sales being donated to Bluffton Public Library.
In response to the chaos of the aftermath of the raid by ICE agents at Corso's Flower and Garden Center in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, a state-wide coalition is collecting items for the children of workers arrested and detained.
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].
Did you know that two judges from America in Bloom will visit Bluffton on July 19-20 to evaluate what kind of town we live in? They will be judging Bluffton on several categories.
