It's not too early to start planning that graduation party in your home. Southgate Lanes, 9700 N. Dixie Highway, Bluffton, is scheduling grad parties now, according to John Dailey.
A Southgate Lanes rental includes use of the entire building, bowling shoes and balls, persons may bring their own food, and rental is by the hour at reasonable rates.
"There's more fun and less to worry about when you schedule Southgate Lanes for your graduation party," said Dailey.
Imagine the scene: Bluffton in the 1890s. Specifically the cow pasture immediately west of Riley Street and north of Riley Creek. This colorized post card view shows Riley Creek from what today are condos belonging to Mennonite Memorial Home.
The bridge, called the arch bridge, was a single-lane structure made from local limestone. This was the spot where a young, unmarried couple might walk to in the evening to get away from the Bluffton crowd.
John McMinn has accepted the call as pastor of Bluffton Baptist Church this winter, according to Dave Miller, chairman of the church deacons. Pastor McMinn replaces Steve Renfrow who pastored the church from its conception.
Apollo Career Center will hold its first-ever digital citizenship day, Friday, April 1, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Apollo students will spend the day learning about the dangers, consequences, and the positives of their on-line activities.
Apollo believes that now, with the top three websites being Google, Facebook and YouTube, and the exploding use of smart phones, students need to learn responsible and productive use of these tools.
The Bluffton Icon's newest advertiser will do your dirty work for a reasonable price. Super Hero Pooper Scooper, a pet waste service, is expanding into Bluffton.
Doug Moneer, 341 Laney Ave., Lima, is offering the service. "The benefits from my service is that it saves busy pet owners' time and the hassle of cleaning up their pet's dirty business and it keeps yards maintained from pet waste."
Kelsea Kiene, a pre-business administration major and a Bluffton High School graduate, was among more than 3,000 students from The University of Toledo who made the Fall 2010 Dean's List.
The Dean's List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who earn a 3.5 or above GPA for the semester.
