Fallen trees, branches, and other debris after the recent storm have many area residents out cleaning up their yards and neighborhoods. The Allen County Health Department is issuing a reminder to all residents to be sure that they are up- to-date on their tetanus vaccination.
Bridge Bereavement Services is offering a "Writing Through Grief" workshop for those grieving the current or past death of a loved one.
The workshop will be held Monday, July 16, and Monday, July 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Van Buren State Park, 12259 Township Road 218, Van Buren.
Through this event, participants will use various writing techniques to investigate, express and process grief. No previous writing experience is needed and journals will be provided.
Several members of the Bluffton Lions Club were recognized for various achievements. The complete list of honorees is in the current Lions newsletter. It is available to Icon viewers as an attachment at the bottom of this story.
AEP provided the Icon with the following power restoration update as of the morning of July 2:
Here is the latest outage restoration update available. We continue to
work hard and safe to get power restored to all our customers and have done so with over 200,000 being put back into service. Last night's storm caused a temporary set back, and continued unstable weather creates the possibility for more outages, but we will stick with this until we're done.
While much of Bluffton is still in the dark, clean up continues after the June 29 wind storm. Among the most common site in Bluffton includes power company vehicles and tree removal trucks.
A familiar sound is private citizenss' generators. That sound indicates where neighborhoods are without power.
As of mid-afternoon on Monday The Icon understands that power remains out on Sunset Drive, the south side of the large East College Avenue neighborhood, much of the south side of Grove Street and Riley View Apartments among other spots in the village.
