Make way for Grand Shannon. The Bluffton Sportsmen's Club 67th annual trout derby, held Sunday, May 1, will honor the village sesquicentennial by naming its number one tagged ground "Grand Shannon."
This year's derby has over $4,000 in cash and prizes on tagged trout.
Icon viewers had a hand in naming this year's fish. The Sportsmen's Club invited The Icon to poll viewers on four suggested names for this year's tag number 1. Icon viewers chose "Grand Shannon."
A sesquicentennial community choir is organizing for the community worship service planned June 26 in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn.
Mark Suderman, music director of First Mennonite Church, will direct the choir. The choir will have two rehearsals. The first is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 15. The second is Friday, June 24, with the time of that rehearsal to be announced.
Rehearsals at in First Mennonite Church. All singers in the community are welcome to participate.
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. It's April and it's raining. Here's the weather summary for the past seven days from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Date High Low Precipitation
April 12 56 41
April 13 65 31
April 14 65 39
April 15 60 38 0.04
April 16 60 37 0.33
April 17 58 38 trace
April 18 47 37 0.10
All Bluffton High School Junior Class parents are invited to the final Post-Prom Planning Meeting on Wednesday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. Parents who would like to be involved but are unable to attend this meeting are asked to contact Susan Liska.