Stories of transformative experiences and life-long lessons filled Founders Hall Tuesday as students shared memories from their May-term, cross-cultural experiences. Eighty Bluffton University students participated in a cross-cultural last spring. Those students took part in one of six different experiences including travels to Bolivia, Botswana, China, Trinidad, Kentucky and Chicago.
The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon are now an accredited business with the Better Business Bureau, according to Fred Steiner, Icon owner.
“We want to assure our advertising customers and potential customers that the Icons are trusted advertising sources and that we have a high standard of business practice,” he said.
He added that by being a BBB member the Icons will pass along information to viewers about scams and other sources that assist consumers.
PHOTO ESSAY - The mural neighborhood continues to grow. Oscar Velasquez, mural artist, recently clean up his mural on the 120 N. Main St., building. And, he added some residents. You can see those in the next photo frames. They include Shannon and Gary Reese, Bill McKibben, Sr., and Harold Rau and Scott Basinger.
The featured artist for the Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series for the month of Octoberis Eli Kahn.
Eli is a jazz guitarist, composer, and graduate of Indiana University of South Bend with degrees in both music theory and classical guitar.
With 13 years of experience, he has gigged extensively across the country and his music has been featured on nationally distributed compilations and provided the score for several short films featured in international film festivals.
Open house - open to the community from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Bluffton Family Medicine will host its grand opening on Friday, Oct. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. at 204 N. Main St. Formal remarks and ribbon cutting will take place at noon by invitation only.
