On Monday, June 20, you might be surprised to find that many public offices–and the Bluffton Public Library–are closed for Juneteenth. This is a new federal holiday, created on June 17, 2021.
The name is short for “June Nineteenth,” the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure the freeing of enslaved people. In 1979, Texas made Juneteenth an official holiday, becoming the first state to do so.
Looking for ways to explore and celebrate Juneteenth? Here are some events in our region and nearby:
The Bluffton Farmers Market is off to a good start this season, growing along with the produce, plants and cottage foods sold by vendors, seen here on June 11. The market is open from 8:30 a.m.-noon on Saturdays through October.
The Bluffton Soccer Club registration is now open for the Fall 2022 season. Players with birth years 2008-2016 may register for participation with the youth soccer club.
For the most concise report of the Village of Bluffton council proceedings, the Icon is providing links to PDF documents of the approved minutes which contain
Council member motions (requests) for village action with descriptions
Votes of council members
Whether the motion was approved
These documents will be updated on a monthly basis.
This is our Bluffton American Legion Post 382 response to the June 3, 2022, Iconoclast View:
This year we asked a Veteran to speak and verbally gave him our guidelines. Some may agree with his ideas, and some may disagree. Either way the speech was not appropriate for Memorial Day. Memorial Day is to honor our fallen comrades. We will in the future give written guidelines so this does not happen again. We have had excellent speakers and will continue to strive in the future to honor the fallen on Memorial Day.
