Donavin Montgomery and Richard Glasser will receive life memberships into the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association during the Monday, May 14, association dinner meeting. The two men will reach their 90th birthdays in May.
The May 14 meeting, at 6 p.m. at the center has a catered meal from Ted's Market, Pandora. Mary Hofstetter is the MC. Betty Moser and friends are hostesses. Jill Bland will entertain members with her singing as the program.
Several other events take place in May at the Center:
BFR has a summer membership special to fit most Icon viewers through Aug. 31, according to Carole Enneking, director.
The summer membership includes four months of individual membership benefits for the price of the 3-month membership. This special is available to those 14 years of age and older. Included with this membership is access to the fitness center, indoor track, discounts on fitness class fees, access to open recreation hours and free workout services from a BFR trainer. Cost of the membership special is $87.86.
Friends Helping Friends is the Multiple Sclerosis group that meets the second Wednesday of the month in the Bluffton town hall. Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. and are open to those in the area who have MS, or their
family and any friends who are interested in learning more aboup coping skills.
The speaker for the May 9 meeting is Nancy Honse, who will talk about herbs, their care and how to use them.
Here's a rare license plate. Nothing unusual about 45817 - Bluffton's zip code. But, did you catch the state name? Look again, closer. We know the owner of this plate. Do you?
Allen County Public Health remind Icon viewers that this is "National Childhood Immunization Week."
Most parents today have never seen first-hand the devastating consequences that vaccine-preventable diseases can have on a child, a family, or community.
Thanks to vaccines, many of these diseases are not common in the U.S., but they persist around the world.
"It's important to remind parents that immunizations are still the best way to protect their children from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases," says Kathy Luhn, Health Commissioner.
Bluffton Lions have two meetings in May. On Tuesday, May 1, Cassie Jo Arenda from the Engage Speakers Bureau will offer a presentation on Cooper Farms and its place in American agriculture today.
On Tuesday, May 15, Dr. Dwight Moody, entomology professor, University of Findlay, will talk on "Dragonflies and Damselflies.
Booth meetings are at noon at Maple Crest, patio room. The April club newsletter is now available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.
