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Let's swim in the Buckeye. Here's a photo of the earliest Bluffton Buckeye swimming area taken some time between 1910 and 1920.

Imagine that you are on the south bank looking north on the Spring Street side of the Buckeye. That's location of the pool.

You'll see a rope. It separates the deep end from the shallow end. The deep end includes a diving board.

The man on the deck is Steiner Geiger, who gave swim lessons. It is possible that his two sisters are on the diving board.

052887 - The Icon first thought this was a a zip code, but upon further study, we believe the owner of this plate was born on May  28, 2987. We welcome clarification from any Icon view with more information. We spotted this plate on a blue Honda CR-V in Ada. (The monthly renewal sticker confirmed our birthday theory.)

Jamie Nygaard captures the show with her camera - lots of photos

Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Well, it rained on our parade, but the 50th annual Bluffton antique car show was still a bit hit. Watch the Icon for the list of winning vehicles.

- Check out 28 photos below -

Whether it was a Ford, Chevy, Mercury or Dodge, lots of vehicles from the past parked on Main Street on Friday as if they owned the street. And the did.

Jamie Nygaard photographed the show for the Icon and her photos follow:

 

The Wheels Festival didn't plan this, but the largest-ever wheel at any antique car show appeared in the Bluffton sky on Friday evening during the 50th annual show. Todd Gratz, formerly of Bluffton, and visiting here took this photo from Bluffton University.

Here's an elementary, middle school, high school update

School is out for the summer, but several school programs are in session. Here's an update on school summer activities from the school website:

Superintendent's office
Open all summer - Mondays to Fridays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bluffton High School
June office hours – Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed July - Reopens in August

The buzz-in system will not be used during summer months. The high school doors are open at College Avenue and Jackson Street, unless cleaning is taking place.

It's Week 3 of the Bluffton Public Library's summer reading program.

Here is a list of activities at the library from Monday, June 19, to Saturday, June 24.

Activities are from pre-school and under, children, teens and 'tweens, adults and inter-generational activities.

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