Bluffton council changed its monthly utility billing procedure on Monday.
At the recommendation of its utility committee and ordinance committee, residential property owners will receive utility bills on the rental properties that they own in the village.
This is a change from utility bills currently going directly to renters of residential properties in the village.
The change affects between 125 and 145 rental properties.
Last week we asked Icon viewers to identify the location of the rabbit in this photo. The rabbit is painted on the mural on the Mercy Health building and can be seen from East Elm Street.
Several viewers provided correct answers. The entry of Marcia Gallant of Bluffton was chosen in a drawing from the winners. She will receive two passes to the Shannon Theatre.
Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 16.
The services, at 8 and 10:30 a.m. remembers the passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on Sept. 17, 1831.
Many of the passengers coming from Germany were the founders of Trinity. During a terrible storm, the passengers prayed and sang hymns. The next morning, they saw that they were just off the coast of Virginia.
Grace Mennonite Church will host a day-long Know Your Number Enneagram workshop taught by David Stamile on Saturday, Oct. 6.
The teaching is open to the public, and a light-lunch and snacks will be included with registration.
Christians have used the Enneagram for centuries as a tool for personal spiritual growth. It teaches nine basic personality types and how these personality types are expressed within our own life and in our relationship to others.
Transition Bluffton will hold a public event at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve during, which participants will experience the emotional and health benefits of being in nature.
Although modern technologies are making our life easier, more and more people are experiencing a sense of unease and anxiety. New scientific research is concluding that our being disconnected from nature may be the cause. Scientists are finding that a connection to the natural world is crucial for our health and well-being.
