Bluffton cars and coffee – an informal gathering for enthusiasts and their cars – is coming to Bluffton.
The monthly event will be offered on the fourth Saturday of each month from June through October in the parking lot of Masterpiece Signs, 906 N. Main St., next to its heated vehicle storage area, according to Tim Boutwell.
Each event is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the following Saturdays: June 27, July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 26, and Oct. 24.
Coffee and pastries are by Common Grounds, according to Boutwell.
Tommy Tire Sales, 319 N. Main St., Bluffton, will have its second annual free ice cream day in July, according to Tom Dotson.
The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, July 24.
"Jay Lugibihl will bring his homemade ice cream maker again and also this year we will be doing a bonus for the kids with free pony rides from noon to 5 p.m," said Dotson.
Topp Chalet, 229 W. Fifth St., Delphos, will host this month’s Lincoln Highway Association Western Ohio Chapter meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 16.
After attendees order dinner individually from the menu, a small business meeting will take place and then the group will travel to 327 S. Bredeick St. in Delphos around 7:15 p.m. to visit the former home of world renowned astronomer, Leslie Peltier.
The Gardeners of America Club will meet Tuesday, July 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will be a tour open to the public of the cooperative farm located at 9160 Putnam Road, Pandora.
Ray Person will lead members through the garden plots, sharing good practices and tips, so members might learn how to improve their own results.
It’s called the Community-to-Classroom (C2C) Living-Learning Community, but “community” isn’t the only word you might hear more than once in a discussion of the campus program that debuted in 2014-15.
First-year education majors who spent the year together on the fourth floor of Neufeld Hall also talked about “bonds,” “family,” “friends” and “home” when describing their shared experiences this spring.
Each week this summer the Icon will feature a Bluffton Farmers' Market vendor. This series begins with information about Andrew Glover, from Bradner, who offers herbs at the market.
Here's Glover's explanation of his background and interest in farmers' markets:
I originally came to live in the United States in 2003 from the United Kingdom. I am based on Bradner Road just north of Bradner in east Wood county.
