Sunday, June 21, the GOBA (Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure) comes to Bluffton for an overnight stay. The estimate of the total number of bikers is around 2,500. Most of these bikers will tent on the Bluffton University campus or sleep in Burcky Gym.
Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Technicians Local 776 is featured in the March 2015 issue of UA Journal, the union’s national magazine.
The article is titled, “The Value of the Tripartite Approach for Local 776 in Lima, Ohio” and it highlights the strong working relationship between Local 776, local industries and contractors.
Local 776 Business Manager Mike Knisley credits this tripartite approach for the union’s success.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced it will begin accepting entries for the 2015 “Agriculture is Cool!” Creative Expressions contest. Ohio children enrolled in school or home schooled during the 2014-2015 academic year have until June 5, 2015, to capture their personal interpretation of why Ohio agriculture is cool for their chance to win prizes including tickets to the Ohio State Fair.
Two downtown Bluffton-chamber related events take place on Thursday and are of interest to Icon viewers. Then on Friday and Saturday, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center offers its spring crafts supply sale.
* Cash mob, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St. This event includes 40 percent off all in-store merchandise during cash mob hours and your chance to win a $50 shopping spree at the store.
Lots of events are planned in April at the Bluffton Elementary School. The big news in third through fifth grade involves testing.
Third grade students will take the Reading Ohio Achievement Assessment on April 21. New state “End of the Year” exams will be given on April 27 in English/Language Arts for grades 4-5.
