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.
Medication Disposal Day is Saturday April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon in Ada.
• Ada location: South Main Street and East College Avenue, parking lot between RiteAid and Northern on Main.
Enter off Main Street and exit onto College Avenue. Acceptable items include household generated pharmaceuticals, prescription drugs, liquid medications, household pet medications, medicated lotions and sunscreens.
According to Nancy Kindle, village of Bluffton's finance director, the village of Bluffton’s personnel committee will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 4:15 p.m.
Several news items concern Bluffton elementary families. Here's an update frrom the current elementary newsletter:
TESTING DAYS/CHANGES: 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. Students in grades 3-5 will take Math End of Year (E.O.Y.) exams on April 28 and 29.
