Icon viewers are invited to join forces with communities nationwide for the 31st annual National Night Out (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. Bluffton observes the event on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Sergeant Matt Oglesbee of the Bluffton Police Department is the local coordinator.
This is the first time for the Bluffton and Pandora police departments to participate in the event.
Ralf Bronnenmeier was a very personable, humble and down-to-earth person.
That’s how Rev. David Ross described Ralf to over 320 persons who attended a memorial service for the deceased Grob Systems CEO. The service was in the late afternoon of July 31 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bluffton. The timing enabled many Grob employees to attend.
The Icon understands that Bronnemeier’s remains will be flown to Germany. The Bluffton memorial service was a way for Bluffton persons to pay their respects.
Lainy Wilmoth is a student at Bluffton Child Development Center. She's also a pirate. July 31 was Pirate Day at BCDC and Lainy and lots of her friends dressed up in their pirate costumes. We caught Lainy during lunch in the 4-year-old-room. (Her pirate hat blinks.)
August is full of activies at the Bluffton Public Library. Here's the schedule:
Tutor Me Paperless returns in August. Every Wednesday of the month, a one-on-one tutor will meet with patrons with technology questions free of charge. Your topics may vary, so call in to specify that topic and to secure a reservation.
Storytime (Ages 3 to 5): Visit Storytime on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Our theme for August –December is ‘Around the world in 142 days,’ looking at stories from around the world, immigration and languages.
A 23-member delegation from China West Normal University is learning about American higher education at Bluffton University as part of an ongoing exchange program between the two institutions.
The China West Normal faculty, administrators and government liaisons—including 16 men and seven women—arrived in Bluffton July 27. During a nearly two-week stay, they are also scheduled to spend time at Bowling Green State University and in Lima, Toledo and Dearborn, Mich.
