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Saturday, June 3, at Bluffton Golf Club

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Bluffton American Legion Post 382 hosts its 8th annual golf scramble, Saturday, June 3, at the Bluffton Golf Club, 8575 Dixie Highway.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and tee time starts at 9 a.m. Cost to play is $50 per person or $200 per team. Registration includes green fees and cart, steak dinner and door prizes.

 - Registration form attached -

Several contests take place including:
• Longest drive
• Closest to the pin
• Closest to the rope
• Wagering on par 3
• Skins game
• Mulligan

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Several Bluffton area Vacation Bible Schools are set for this summer. Here’s the list made available to the Icon.

Persons with information about other area VBS may contact the Icon at: [email protected]

Ebenezer Mennonite
8905 Columbus Grove Road
Maker Fun Factory
Ages 4 to 6th grade
Sunday, June 4, to Friday, June 9
6:30-9 p.m.
www.ebenezermennonite.org

• TetraBrazil Soccer Academy in June • British Soccer Camp in July

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Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, hosts two Challenger Sports soccer camps this summer.

TetraBrazil Soccer Academy
TetraBrazil Soccer Academy is Monday to Friday, June 5-9, for youth ages 6 to 18.

The camp combines training to music, learning Brazilian techniques, footwork, moves and training from Brazilian soccer coaches.

Campers may choose a half-day or full day camp option.

Fees are $169 for half-day with the choice of 9 a.m. to noon, or 1 to 4 p.m. camp, or $219 for full day, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It's McTeacher's Night on Tuesday

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Bluffton PTO is having a McTeacher's Night from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 16, at the Bluffton McDonald's. A portion of all sales are donated to Bluffton Elementary.

And, 25 percent of all Pirate Shakes (strawberry shakes) sold will be donated ot the school.

A classroom attendance contest takes place and the winning class receives free McFlurries.

The elementary receives 100 percent of tips received. There's a prize for the grade level with the most tips.

Happy Meals sell for $1.99 during the event.

Third annual event offers bike routes from 2 to 112 miles

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Online registration is now open for the third annual Ride to Remember, set for Saturday, July 8, in Bluffton.

The bicycle ride offers routes from 2 miles all the way to 112 miles.  Depending upon which bike route a rider takes, routes go from Bluffton through Rockport, Pandora, Gilboa, Benton Ridge, Rawson and Mt. Cory.

Registration through July 1 is $20 for an individual, $15 for the second family member and $5 for each additional family member. After July 1 registration is an additional $5 per category.

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Cleora Zimmerly, 95, died 7:13 a.m. May 15, 2017, at Lost Creek Care Center, Lima. Cleora was born July 10, 1921, in Monroe Township to the late Louis A. and Naomi Spallinger Burkholder.  On March 5, 1941, she married Merlin Zimmerly and he preceded her in death on July 7, 2011. 

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