Could it be a sign of warm weather ahead? On the first day of spring the high temperature was 60 degrees, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Here's the weather summary for the past seven days.
The Fort Findlay Stamp and Postcard Club marks its 57th year with its annual show, Finpex 2011. The theme of this year's show is the Centennial of the Vin Fiz Transcontinental Flight, according to Scott Little of Bluffton, who is president of the club.
This year's show dates are Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
The Bluffton Middle School Student Senate recently held a drive for "Pennies for Patients," which is a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Students in each grade level were asked to bring in money. The sixth graders raised $422.02; seventh graders $538.47; and eighth graders $375.67 for a total of $1,336.16.
Members of the Student Senate also helped out during their "Study Hall" time last week to help clean up after the flood at Harmon Field.
Open the attachment at the bottom to view students at Harmon Field.
The March Bluffton Lions Club newsletter is now available to Icon viewers. The newsletter may be viewed by opening the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Need crop insurance? We know an experienced insurance agent. His phone number is easy to remember: 315-W. Okay, that was his business phone in 1961. It's changed since then. Now it's 419-358-6909.
Lots of other things have also changed in Bluffton since 1961. Bluffton's Main Street has had its share of business ownership changes and several digits have joined our telephone numbers. The retail district has had two facelifts, lost one stop light and several gas stations, gained a couple banks and was given 45817 as its postal zip code.
The Bluffton High School junior class is working on this year's BHS junior-senior prom. The event is Saturday, April 30, at The Centre. Following prom, the post-prom will take place from midnight to 3 a.m. at Marbeck Center and Burcky Gym at Bluffton University. Prom and Post-Prom events are open to Bluffton High School juniors and seniors and their guests.
Vocalist Sarah Diller, a Bluffton University senior, won the second annual Mosiman Young Artist Competition March 20 at Bluffton's Bach Festival Concert.
A $100 cash prize accompanied the title for the Bluffton native, a soprano and a vocal performance major. She was one of three finalists chosen to perform at the concert that concluded the festival, hosted by the university's music department.
St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, will offer a five-week study series with the intent of discovering how God has created each person as a unique individual.
This seminar is for those who want to better understand their personality, how to relate to others, and how to use their spiritual gifts.
Participants will also learn how to improve personal and working relationships with others.
Bluffton University seniors Megan Yoder, Maegan Rohdes and Anthony Jenkins will showcase their artwork during Bluffton's second Senior Exhibition, March 29-April 8 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center. The exhibit, titled "Culmination," is free and open to the public, as is a reception for the artists from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 3.
Writer Clint McCown will present "Finding Your Way Through the Dark Woods: How Novels Come into Being" in a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, in Founders Hall. Part of Bluffton's 27th annual English Festival, the forum is free and open to the public.
McCown is the guest author at the festival, an event for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who visit the university for a day of literary and writing activities, including workshops and discussion with Bluffton faculty and the featured writer.
