Icon viewers are invited to a cookout at Cellular Central (Verizon), 142 W. Jefferson St., Bluffton. According to Maegan Roof, store manager, the cookout is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at the store.
"We will have exclusive discounts and free food for everyone who attends," she said.
Ten Thousand Villages, S. Main St., Bluffton, is offering customers a "gem of a jewelry sale," according to Aphaphanh Nussbaum, store manager.
She says that the shop now offers up to 60 percent off selected jewelry and accessories in this sale. Previously selected items were up to 40 percent off.
Andrew Lee is part of the busy staff of managers and lifeguards at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Stay tuned to the Icon for daily photos of staff members.
The Bluffton University Men's and Women's Cross Country teams are excited to start the 2014 campaign. The men return a pair of strong runners in sophomore Jack Fisher (Norwalk/St. Paul) and junior Zach Bradley (Sheffield/Brookside). This duo should provide a strong front running combination that will be very effective in the Heartland Conference.
Competitive and recreational runners are welcome to participate in the annual 5K Run/Walk held by BFR on Saturday, Aug. 30.
The Labor Day weekend event will include a 5K road race/walk, a Pump n Run Challenge and a Fun Run. The 5K course begins at BFR and ends at the Buckeye Park and is a measured 3.1 distance over fairly flat, paved surfaces.
Dr. Ken Bain, whose book, “What the Best College Students Do,” was this year’s summer reading for first-year Bluffton University students, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Aug. 28, as Bluffton welcomes the class of 2018 at its annual opening convocation.
With faculty in regalia looking on, about 245 new first-year and transfer students will be introduced during the ceremony, which begins at 10:45 a.m. in Founders Hall.
