Apollo Career Center will hold its third annual Apollopalooza on April 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. Apollopalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs, as well as the newly opened academic and career tech wings. The event is free and open to the public.
Ohio Music Education Association held Junior High Solo & Ensemble Contest at Elida High School on March 28th. Congratulations to Bluffton String Orchestra members for 10 Superior ratings and 6 Excellent ratings. The Bluffton orchestra director is Rachael Lewis.p
The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area will be talking about composting: what to use, and how to construct at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday April 7, at the Bluffton Public Library. Visitors are welcome.
Greg Probst will serve as manager of the Bluffton Farmers’ Market this year.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment. This year the chamber took over the responsibilities of the popular downtown Saturday market. The market will enter its 11th season when it opens on Saturday, May 2.
Jerry Suter will share some of Suter’s Produce trade secrets with members of the Bluffton Senior Citizens during its April dinner meeting, according to Tonya Meyer, director. He is the guest speaker at the dinner meeting.
The dinner, at the Center, is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 13. Tickets are $7.50 and must be purchased by Wednesday, April 8. The dinner is catered by women of the Mt. Cory United Methodist Church. Roger Edwards is the master of ceremonies.
Sixth and seventh graders at Bluffton Middle School have been working on a cross-curricular research project that will culminate in a fun evening of students presenting their findings to their families and community, according to Jackie Bourassa, teacher.
She told the Icon: "The standards for both Language Arts and Social Studies require students to conduct a research project, gather relevant information from multiple sources, present information in a formal style and share it with an audience.
