April 2011

On April 25 Bluffton council received a copy of the Allen Economic Development Group's (AEDG) year end report of activities for 2010.

Jeff Sprague of Bluffton, vice president of AEDG, presented the report to council. AEDG is an Icon advertiser.

The entire report is available to Icon viewers. It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

April showers bring May flowers, but this is ridiculous. April showers have already resulted in 5.21 inches of rain.

From April 18 to April 25 the Pandora-Bluffton area has experience 3.48 inches of rain, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

And, of the first 25 days of April, 19 of those are in the precipitation column.

Here's the seven-day weather summary:

Kirtland's Auto Sales announces a new manager's special, according to Jim Kinn. It is a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 with only 37,244 miles and is listed at $10,495.

Additional information is available on the printer-friendly pdf attachment at the bottom of this story. Viewers may also click on the Kirtland website for details.

Bluffton University recognized many of its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 26.

Introduced as distinguished scholars in their respective academic areas were 33 seniors. Sarah Diller of Bluffton was honored as the outstanding performer in both theatre and music, and Janice Graham of Gomer, Ohio, accepted the Distinguished Scholar in Sport Management award for her son Jacob, who died in an auto accident in March.

Bluffton Public Library is looking for Volunteens (teen volunteers) between the ages of 12 and 18 for the Summer Reading Club, "One World Many Stories," beginning June 6.

The club is designed to keep children reading and learning throughout the summer months. Volunteens assist children with registering for the club, turning in the hours they read for prizes and with weekly programs.

Mennonite Memorial Home now has openings in short- and long-term nursing care, dementia and Alzheimer care, rehabilitative care and in its assisted living apartments.

For information call 419-385-1015 or visit www.mmhliving.org.

Krysti's Music Studio, Bluffton, is The Icon's newest advertiser. The Studio owner is Krysti (Groman) Schey. She is a pianist, composer, teacher.

She is a Bluffton High School graduate. She received a master's of music in piano performance/piano pedagogy from Bowling Green State University in 2010. As a graduate assistant at BGSU, she taught class piano. Schey obtained her bachelor's degree in music with concentrations in piano performance, piano pedagogy and music business from Bluffton University.

Well-Nourished, a new business in Bluffton, will open May 1. Emily Britton, the proprietor, is trained to teach clients how to eat in a way that optimizes their bodies metabolism, energy availability, and immune system.

While doing this, Britton will also teach effective goal setting and overall wellness. The goal of Well-Nourished is to see their clients healthy.

Britton is relatively new to the Bluffton area, however, she is not new to the struggles and difficulties of losing weight, setting goals, and living a healthy lifestyle.

The Bluffton Tree Commission will hold an Arbor Day tree planting at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 30, in the rear of the town hall property. This year the commission will honor retiring mayor Fred Rodabaugh.

The commission will plant a flowering cherry tree in his honor. The program is open to the public.

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Gathered around Sarah Diller (center, as Rona Lisa Perretti) from Bluffton University's production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are (clockwise from lower left) Meghan Sager (Logainne), Zeke Tracy (Leaf), Brian Timpe (Mitch), Kim Rupert (Marcy), Jonathan Luginbill (Chip), Aaron Yost (Vice Principal Panch), Joni Martin (Olive) and Chris Welch (William).

The play will be staged at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, May 5-7, in Founders Hall as part of the university's annual May Day celebration.

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