The Bluffton Hospital Gift Shop is now accepting credit cards. The Gift Shop is located inside the new Emergency Department entrance of the hospital. Gift Shop hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Gift Shop offers gift items for every occasion, including baby gifts, as well as jewelry, greeting cards and Dietsch’s candy. All proceeds benefit Bluffton Hospital.
Kaity King, Bluffton High School senior, is the December BHS student of the month. The daughter of Amy King and Alan King, Kaity carries a 3.874 grade point average.
Kaity is a member of the FCCLA (Family, Career, & Community Leading America) and is a cheerleader at Bluffton High School. She also cheers for All Star Cheerleading in Lima.
In her spare time she likes to quilt, help people, cheer and tumble.
The Bluffton Icon needs viewers assistance. We have 2016 on our mind, and you can help.
We are compiling several 2016 lists.
• One is a list of Bluffton events for our on-going 2016 calendar. Event received will be listed on the Icon's monthly calendar. These events will also go on our news announcement list. Our list includes everything from chicken barbecues, recitals, open houses, and, you get the idea.
It's now longer "high noon" in Bluffton. The clock at the Bluffton Public Library once again tells the correct Bluffton Standard Time. Now there's no excuse for being late for a meeting.
Here's some news from the Bluffton Elementary School, taken from the school website:
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: The Bluffton Elementary Christmas concert will be held on Monday, Dec. 14, at 1:30 p.m. in the High School gymnasium.
ELEMENTARY SERVICE PROJECT: Our Christmas service project for Bluffton Elementary staff and students is “Coins for Kids.” We will hold a coin drive in cooperation with the Bluffton Food Pantry to “Adopt a Family” for Christmas. We hope to collect enough money to adopt a number of families.
