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Bluffton High School's music awards program was May 22. The following seniors were recognized.

Nelson M. Hauenstein Award                                   
SYDNEY HOFF                                                                                                       

Marching Band Award                                   
LEAH TABLER
ANNABELL CAMPBELL

Games played at village park July 10 to Aug. 9

Bluffton Family Recreation is taking registrations for summer T-ball, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

T-ball is open to youth ages 5, 6 and 7. Games are played at 6 and 7 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Bluffton village park from July 10 to Aug. 9.

The cost per player is $30 for BFR members and $60 for non-members. The registration includes a t-shirt.

Register online at www.bfronline.com or call BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, at 419-358-4150.

 

One of our favorite writers, Jack London, once wrote, "Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past."

With that philosophy, the Icon introduces a feature that's simmered on the back burner way too long.

"Skin Deep" will feature Icon viewers' tattoos. Our inaugural tattoo is found on the left leg of Kayla Whitaker, employee of South Gate Lanes.

Do you want share your tattoo with Icon viewers? We will post it on the Icon, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with a promise that it will reach hundreds of viewers.

She also had worked at Crow's Variety Store

M. Aileen Binkley, 93, of Bluffton died May 21, 2018, at the Meadows of Delphos. Aileen was born April 24, 1925, in Putnam County to Harley and Alma (Agin) Diller. On Oct. 3, 1958, she married Charles W. Binkley and he preceded her in death on January 27, 2013. 

Aileen retired from Triplett Corp. and had also worked at Crow’s Variety Store, both of Bluffton. She enjoyed needle work and reading.  She was a member of the Pandora Church of Christ.

Remember when you were a first grader and it was the last week of school? Did you spend an afternoon in the Buckeye Park? That tradition continues today. Here's the BHS class of 2029 as first graders doing their thing at the Buckeye.

If you find a decorated rock, you'll know why

Several photos with this story
are from the first graders'
Facebook Bluffton OH rocks

Don't be surprised to find colorfully painted rocks on Main Street, and elsewhere in Bluffton.

It's all part of a project of Megan Quinton's first graders.

Quinton told the Icon that her students are discovering that Bluffton “rocks.” And, they invite Icon viewers to make this discovery also.

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