More than 100 women of Maple Crest and their guests enjoyed beverages and dessert at the annual Ladies’ Tea on Thursday, May 17. Held in the Maple Crest patio room, the Tea marks the arrival of spring and warmer weather.
According to Debbie Mohr, activities coordinator, singer Lauren Brooke provided the entertainment with several folk songs and Irish Celtic pieces, and seven volunteers served the guests. Main decorators were volunteers Janette Reineke, Sandy Schroll and Marilyn Shelly.
After several attempts in previous years to hold an outdoor baccalaureate service, the weather cooperated. Here's a view of this year's outdoor event on College Avenue in front of the high school. (Jamie Nygaard photo)
Bluffton will observe Memorial Day with traditional events on Monday, May 28.
The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will hold a parade from the town hall to Maple Grove Cemetery. Line up is 9:15 a.m. and the parade starts at 9:30 a.m.
A 10 a.m. ceremony takes place at 10 a.m. Lt. Ryan Benroth, a 2005 Bluffton High School graduate and 2012 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, is the speaker.
ArtSpace/Lima announces The Exhibit Committee Exhibit, to run from June 8 through July 21, with an opening reception on Friday, June 8, 6:30-8:30 pm. The reception is free and open to the public.
Year after year, the ArtSpace Exhibit Committee offers advice and professional assistance in the construction of the ArtSpace exhibit schedule. This exhibit gives the members of that committee a chance to show their own work in a unique statement of the kinds of expertise we depend on.
The school year ended on Friday. Here's the Bluffton elementary's final honor roll of 2017-18. Watch the Icon for middle school and high school honor rolls.
The final event of the school year is the 137th annual commencement of Bluffton High School. It takes place at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.
