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Okay, it's mid-July. Things are pretty slow.

Just for fun, the Icon will provide 4 free tickets to the Shannon Theatre to the viewer who submits, either:

1 - The best headline for this photo, or
2 - A sentence that best explains this photo

To assist, here's some background. The male model is Derek Dukes of Southgate Lanes.

Deadline is Wednesday, July 19, at noon. Send entry with your name to: [email protected], or simply submit your entry on the Facebook comment option.

Looking forward to your entry.

ArtSpace/Lima, 65-67 Town Square, Lima, will host an artist’s reception for Chris Leeper, whose watercolors and oils are currently on exhibit in the Ellen Nelson Gallery.  The reception, which is free and open to the public, will be on Sunday, July 22, from 2:00-4:00 pm.

Registration open until Aug. 13

Online registration is underway for two popular fall Bluffton Family Recreation programs: U6 soccer and youth flag football.

U6 soccer
Open to boys and girls 6 and under, registration ends on Aug. 13. Cost is $45 for members and $60 for non-members.

All games are played from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Aug. 22 to Sept. 28 at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

Nathan Sprunger: "We are happy to expand into Bluffton"

Sprunger Insurance Agency of Pandora has purchased Swiss Mutual Insurance Agency of Bluffton, according to Nathan Sprunger, owner of Sprunger Insurance.

“We are excited to have a greater presence in Bluffton. This is a great opportunity and we look forward to becoming part of the Bluffton business community,” said Sprunger.

Transition Bluffton's Tuesday evening program

Transition Bluffton hosts a presentation on bicycling, including topics such as bicycle commuting, how to carry things on your bike, and safe interaction between bikes and cars.

The talk is Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. in the community room of Bluffton town hall. The presenter is Raymond Harner, co-owner of CG Pro Bikes of Bluffton. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Still time to buy 50-50 tickets; drawing is July 29

This is a current update of the 2016/2017 United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam,
and Richland Township campaign. 

To date the 2016-17 United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam and Richland Township has raised $22,110. That's  85.04% of the goal of $26,000. 

"We are also in the process of selling tickets for a  50/50 drawing, which will be drawn at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 29,  at the Farmers Marke," said Neil Reichenbach of United Way.

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