The Bluffton Boys and Girls 4-H / Cloverbud groups will hold a meeting on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6:45 p.m. in Kathy Moser's classroom in the Bluffton elementary school.
New members are welcome to attend to sign up or can call the Allen County Extension Office at 419-879-9108.
Barry Schneck is the winner of the Icon's Super Bowl contest.
He correctly picked Philadelphia over New England by between 7 and 10 points. He was one of six contestants who picked correctly. He was chosen the winner because he was the earliest correct entry.
Barry wins two Shannon Theatre tickets and his choice of a Bluffton or Ada Icon cap.
Watch the Icon for more contests with prizes coming soon!
Bluffton Public Library will host a Mobile Health Clinic on Friday, Feb. 9, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The clinic is led by the Ohio Northern University’s Healthwise staff. This is a program that employs health care providers to provide the local community with knowledge and resources to address health-related concerns and to improve your health.
There will be free screenings for:
• blood pressure,
• blood glucose, and
• lipids (please fast for 12 hours for the lipids screening).
Eric Berdin, director of Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, will share information with Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members about this year's Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, which will begin soon.
He is the featured speaker of the 7 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9, chamber breakfast in the Bluffton town hall. He will ask established business owners: "What would you do with an extra $1,000?"
That's the prize money going to an established Bluffton business winner in this year's BCE competition. Additional prize money will be awarded to emerging businesses.
The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Task Force will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to discuss personal and community safety for people on foot or on bikes.
The meeting is from noon to 1 p.m., in the Lima YMCA Room 306, 345 S. Elizabeth St., Lima.
Lima and Allen County are ranked No. 1 for the highest rate of bicycle crashes and pedestrians hit by a vehicle, among areas in Ohio of similar size.
Guest speakers include Kent Fultz of Crankers Bike Shop in Lima, and Raymond and Liz Harner of Bike Crazy, Bluffton. A
