It is one of the Bluffton community’s long-standing events - Bluffton University May Day and commencement. This year is number 117.
LOTS OF WEEKEND PHOTOS BELOW!
The tradition includes a musical, class reunions, May pole dance, king and queen coronation, art exhibits, a May Day run and walk, campus tours, a recital, baccalaureate service and graduation ceremony.
The university provided the Icon with this set of photographs showing the many weekend aspects.
The Bluffton Friends of the Library's spring used book sale runs from 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, through 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13. Books are on sale in the library's lower level. All proceeds go to support library programs such as summer read, children's read, staff education and assisting in equipment purchase. This photo is from last fall's sale.
Spectrum Salon, 442 N. Main St., Bluffton, is holding an apparel and accessory tag sale on Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, according to Mandy Kinn, owner.
"All proceeds will go to Owen Weaver and his family!" she said.
The Icon encourages viewers to support an “Owen Weaver Small Town Super Hero” fundraiser going on this month. Several businesses are actively involved.
The monthly newsletter "Edelweiss News" from the Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area is now on the Icon.
The club's next meeting is at 6;30 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, in the Bluffton Public Library. Butterflies and bees is the topic of discussion, which is open to the public.
Six youth were confirmed on May 7, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera.
The class members are Kwynn Reis Alge, Kylie Ann Beagle, Logan Grant Below, Austin James Rausch, Cierra Colleen VanDermark and Cameron Michael VanDermark.
Sam Fruchey, Bluffton HS grad, helped the Malone University Pioneers notch their first postseason victory since 2002 last week. She was named Malone's athlete of the week.
The freshman pitcher appeared in all three of Malone's games at the G-MAC Tournament, allowing just one unearned run over 9.2 innings of work.
In Malone's opening game against top-seeded Cedarville, Fruchey entered the contest in the bottom of the sixth inning with runners at second and third and no outs. The freshman worked out of trouble in the inning, keeping the game dead-locked at 2-2.
