Question: Can you name a business that has continually operated on Bluffton’s Main Street for over one century?
Answer: You may not guess this, but the answer is a movie theatre. Today’s Shannon Theatre was once called the Carma. And, the Carma’s origins started in the silent film era as the Star Theatre.
In the days of silent movies, a piano player sat in a pit near the screen providing music to accompany the drama unfolding.
The Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series will host poet and songwriter Terry Hermsen at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. Hermsen will be playing a set of original music dealing with climate crisis along with hope for change.
Bluffton's own Jeff Gundy will also be performing. The event takes place on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.
Bluffton University sophomore Desmond Gist (Detroit, Mich./Trenton) headed to Baldwin Wallace University on Friday, May 13, looking to put down a time that would qualify him for the 2022 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110 meter hurdles, his signature event.
After a spring filled with cold and rainy conditions, Gist had to adjust to sun and scorching heat while training for the event at George Finnie Stadium in Berea.
Gist placed 6th at the Harrison Barnes Twilight Meet with a time of 14.89.
On Friday evening, May 13, Bluffton High School seniors were encouraged to express themselves in paint on the stretch of College Ave between Main and Jackson streets. This once illicit activity is now attended by many parents and perhaps even more photographers.
The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. on May 16 in the Elementary School Library, 102 N. Jackson St.
The agenda is attached. Items include
Approval of prior meeting minutes and reports
An opportunity for members of the public to address the board
Cory-Rawson Schools superintendent Jay Clark invited the Icon to witness Community Day on Tuesday, May 10. Originally scheduled for a week earlier, cold, wet, crummy weather was replaced with a picture perfect day for working hard and playing hard.
Clark explained, “The goal of the day is to connect with our community. Everyone participates in some way.” As the attached pictures reveal, students spread mulch, cleaned barrels, scraped and painted, and more. In fact, all grades preschool-12th spent the morning doing service projects. A total of 540 students participated in the event.
