This soccer goal scored by Jackson Steinmetz on Wednesday (Oct. 17) comes with lots of history, emotion and local sports history. Dr. Mark Yoder took this photo and a series of follow-up photos. The Icon encourages you to read the entire story for the full photo impact by clicking here.
Joanne Niswander, Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Bluffton, has been selected as one of 10 individuals to be featured in an exhibit at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO, Oct. 28-31 in Philadelphia.
“Words of Wisdom” is part of a Public Ageism display located at the Philadelphia City Hall courtyard. The exhibit will be up for the duration of the conference and is designed to educate the people of Philadelphia about the amazing gifts our elders contribute to their communities.
Grace Paquin talked about her experiences training a dog for the Leader Dog organization during the Oct. 2 Bluffton Lions Club meeting.
Grace is involved in the program with her father, Walt, and is doing this as part of a Girl Scout project. Eventually, her training dog, Nova, will return to the Leader Dog organization for formal training to become a dog for a person who may have vision or hearing problems or both.
Additional Lions Club news is in the attached newsletter.
Pictured below, Grace and her father, Walt, with training dog, Nova.
Hilty Home will hold its annual Fall Bazaar on Friday, November 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10. The bazaar will take place inside the home, 314 Hilty Drive, Pandora. Friday’s hours are 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and the bazaar will run Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
According to Dee Steffen, activities coordinator, the event will feature crafts and baked goods for sale, along with homemade soup and sandwiches. Proceeds from the bazaar will help fund activities for the elders at Hilty Home. For more information, call 419-384-3218.
Members of Bluffton University’s Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association are inviting community members and trick-or-treaters to Mosiman Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, Bluffton’s trick-or-treat night. Classrooms will be decorated for the Halloween holiday and treats will be handed out. OCMEA members will also provide fun lessons about the use of instruments to create spooky sounds and chilling music scores along the way.
