Here's what's happening in this Icon "Weekend" edition
It’s an Icon Weekend. And, there’s lots going on.
The Icon’s 11-page weekend feature - CLICK HERE TO OPEN – offers a window to the events and activities in the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon viewership areas from Saturday, June 18, through Friday, June 24.
"Weekend" is also accessible as an attachment at the bottom of this story.
This “Weekend” stories include:
• Amish mysteries writer, Amanda Flower, visit to Ada Public Library
• Spectrum Salon, Bluffton, cut-a-thon fundraiser for Bluffton Good Samaritan Women’s Group
• Two evening concerts at ONU: The Cadets and the University Singers
• Jeff Gundy book signing event at Book ReViews, Bluffton
• Bluffton Relay for Life
• Ada VFW events
Also:
• Calendar of events in Bluffton and Ada
• Calendar of events at Bluffton Public Library and Ada Public Library
• Bluffton Family Recreation summer programming
• The Icon’s favorite photos of the week past
• Swimming pool details for both Bluffton and Ada
• Movie listings at Shannon Theatre (Bluffton) and Ada Theatre (Ada)
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More about “Weekend”
• “Weekend” allows the Icons to expand coverage to seven days a week. The edition is printer friendly using 8 ½ by 11 paper. “Weekend” posts on Friday evenings and comes off Sunday evenings. All “Weekends” are archived for viewer to read at any time.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Pirate girls soccer ousts rival Allen East in sectionals
- Strawberry Fields Forever: Fruit polyphenols and brain health
- Last call for Bluffton Cars & Coffee for 2026
- Icon calendar gets a little more elbow room
- Bluffton Board of Education recap: Contracts for coaches and new bus driver
- Bluffton Lions Club update for October 2026
- Bluffton chamber photo competition display and reception announced
- Bluejays and buzzards catch the eye of this Accounting prof
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 21
- Village of Beaverdam requests suggestions for park grant application
- Charles “Chuck” Wendall Collins, 63, owned Eagle Press Repairs
- Dwain L. Leiber, 87, owned Leiber Garage
- Kimberly Dawn Murphy, 55, taught at Findlay City Schools
- Kaleidoscope Farms honoring veterans, thanking current troops, Nov. 8
- Filmmaker to preview documentary exploring life beyond incarceration
- ONU mobile health clinic at Senior Center on Oct. 28
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Columbus Grove-Bluffton Rd. closure planned for up to three weeks
- Two Pirate volleyball players make 1st team All-NWC
- 3 Pirate girls 1st team All-NWC soccer
- Pirates dominate All-NWC boys soccer awards
- Local filmmaker focuses on memories made by people and places
- Bluffton Public Library: Medicare 101
- BHS artists prepare Yankee Doodle Christmas Trees for Jingle Bell Stroll
Monday, October 19, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, October 14-18
- Ada Icon headlines, October 19
- JessExpress Travel is the Icon's newest advertiser
- Gatchel 7th in girls, Pirates 4th at NWC cross country meet
- Veterans invited to Pandora-Gilboa banquet, November 10
- Wearable sculptures featured in exhibit On Soft Ground
- Historic depot rentals offered for meetings and parties