BFR's annual benefit 5K race is Saturday, Sept. 1, according to Carole Enneking, direcor.
The race/walk begins at BFR and its course travels through the streets of
Bluffton and around the Buckeye Park. First-time 5K participants are
recognized with special ribbons at the end of the race.
A 1 Mile Fun Run is included. For those looking for a harder workout, the Pump and Run Challenge adds a bench press component prior to the run. Cost for the 5K is $15, and $10 for the Fun Run.
The SHANNON Service Club has announced the list of donors to its Main Street flag project, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club. In addition to the list on The Icon, donors are listed in the display box at Citizens National Bank.
To view this donor list open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Susan Pancake recently joined the staff of First National Bank as an Operations Administrator.
She joins First National with over 25 years of banking experience. She is a graduate of Hillsdale College, Hillsdale Mich. Pancake is active in many civic and community activities and is a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church. She and husband, Kevin, and son, Zac, reside in Findlay.
As the Operations Administrator, Pancake is responsible for managing the mortgage and deposit operations staff in the Pandora office.
A Bluffton University senior from Troy, is serving this summer in a Kokomo, Ind., church as part of Mennonite Church USA's Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP).
Participating in the program at Howard-Miami Mennonite Church is Jessica Deeter, a youth ministry major at Bluffton and the daughter of Roger and Stephany Deeter of Troy. Her home church is First United Church of Christ in Troy.
Bluffton University is offering new majors beginning this fall for students interested in graphic design, public relations, strength and conditioning and sport and recreation leadership.
Graphic design
For the graphic design major, new courses are being added to revamped courses in an existing minor in graphic design.
This past school year senior sociology students from Bluffton High School engaged in a face-to-face cross-cultural exchange with youth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through a Global Nomads Group program as part of a Students Rebuild challenge to raise awareness of humanitarian crises around the world.
Global Nomads Group, an international nonprofit, fosters dialogue and understand among the world's youth.
AEP provided the Icon with the following power restoration update as of the morning of July 2:
Here is the latest outage restoration update available. We continue to
work hard and safe to get power restored to all our customers and have done so with over 200,000 being put back into service. Last night's storm caused a temporary set back, and continued unstable weather creates the possibility for more outages, but we will stick with this until we're done.
While much of Bluffton is still in the dark, clean up continues after the June 29 wind storm. Among the most common site in Bluffton includes power company vehicles and tree removal trucks.
A familiar sound is private citizenss' generators. That sound indicates where neighborhoods are without power.
As of mid-afternoon on Monday The Icon understands that power remains out on Sunset Drive, the south side of the large East College Avenue neighborhood, much of the south side of Grove Street and Riley View Apartments among other spots in the village.
Generators and Water On the Way in Response to Power Outages and Severe Heat
Gov. John R. Kasich announced tonight that President Barack Obama granted his request for federal assistance and declared a federal emergency in Ohio due to the severe weather and extensive power outages across two-thirds of the state.
The Federal Emergency Declaration allows the federal government to support Ohio with direct assistance such as generators and water. Additional resources may be requested as needed.
