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MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University is excited to bring back a May Day celebration—a reimagining of a long-standing tradition that many in our community remember fondly. This year’s celebration marks a thoughtful reintroduction of this special day with a curated schedule of events designed to bring alumni and friends together this spring.

For more information or to become a sponsor, contact Bryan Marshall at 419-234-3309

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Thanks to a grassroots campaign spearheaded by Bryan Marshall, the tradition of a free Patriotic Pops musical celebration will resume in Ada on Sunday, June 28, at the Ada Schools.

Several Icon readers notified our editor that the home at 518 S. Main St was being demolished during the week of April 20.

Crews made short work of the older house, which changed hands twice in 2025. The 3-bedroom home had an appraised value of $153,800 in 2021.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 5
Club meeting 6:30 PM Town Hall. Charity Raffle for the April drawing. Board to meet at 5:45 PM.  Speaker: Dan Groman on Bluffton Historical Society museum campaign.

May 14
Northwest Eye Care Foundation meeting at the Bluffton Town Hall, 6:30 PM.

May 15-16
Lions State Convention at Wilmington, Ohio.

May 16:
Pancake breakfast at the Middle School 8:00-11:00 AM.  See Lion Greg Denecker to help with this project.

FROM LIONS NEWS__The spring Stacks & Crafts show coordinated by Event Pro Connections to benefit the Bluffton Lions Club will take place on Saturday, May 16. The Craft Show, which has free admission, takes place from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Bluffton Middle School. The Pancake Breakfast offers endless pancakes for $10, from 8:00-11:00 a.m. at Bluffton Middle School.

Mary Ellen Nesler, 97, passed away April 24, 2026, at The Manor at Greendale in Findlay.

Mary Ellen was born October 4, 1928, in Hancock County, to Edward and Lola (Elsea) Boehm who preceded her in death. On August 14, 1949, she married Raymond Nesler who preceded her in death on July 20, 2013.

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