May 1
-Police responded to a domestic dispute at a Railroad St. Residence. May 3
-Officers located two young juveniles who were walking along N. Main St. Officers located the juveniles and found that they had run away from home. Their parents were contacted and the children were returned unharmed. May 4
-Police assisted with an unruly patient at the Bluffton Hospital.
Want a peek into the future of the Motter Metro Park? At Tuesday's public meeting with town officials and interested residents, Patrick J. Beam of Bassett Associates shared several detailed information panels that not only mapped the park as it is now but as it is envisioned into the future.
And after searching for 25 years for land suitable for a park in this area, it's more than just the Johnny Appleseed Park District that's excited about the plans.
Two Bluffton University students are exploring possible future careers this summer with the help of $1,500 Schultz Discovery Grants awarded through the university.
Kayla Craig, a sophomore from Tallmadge, Ohio, majoring in psychology and social work, is spending four weeks gathering experiences in those fields at mental health agencies and other sites, primarily in the Akron area.
A Bluffton University junior from Hopedale, Ill., is serving this summer in an Orrville, Ohio, church as part of Mennonite Church USA’s Ministry Inquiry Program (MIP).
Participating in the program at Orrville Mennonite Church is Ashley Litwiller, a youth ministries and recreation major at Bluffton. Her home church is Hopedale Mennonite.
Thirty years, countless hours and more sewing and quilting projects then you can imagine. That’s an attempt to sum up Mary Koontz’s time at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.
Koontz will be recognized for her 30 years of service to the Center during a 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 21 retirement tea. The event is open to the public.
Koontz started working at the Center in May of 1983. She was hired by Betty Cookson and continued at the center working with the next two directors Rosemary Meyers and Tonya Meyers.
Two incoming students at Bluffton University have been awarded the university’s full-tuition Presidential Scholarship, valued at more than $105,000 for four years, while two others have received a Dean’s Scholarship, worth more than $80,000 over the same period.
Daniel Piero of Medina, Ohio, and Aaron Johnson of Goshen, Ind., are the Presidential Scholarship recipients.
Here's a photo showing four important women who had significant connections to Bluffton College, as you will soon learn. Leland Gerber took this photo.
We rely on Alice Ruth Ramseyer's [her husband, Bob, is the son of Ferne Ramseyer in the photo] identifiction of the women. Here's her explanation with The Icon's [comments inside brackets]:
Bryan L. Burkholder, son of Dwaine and Cheryl Burkholder, 407 Ethan Circle, Bluffton, recently graduated from the College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He received the Bachelor of Science in computer engineering.
On campus, Burkholder was active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Here's an interesting note from the Bluffton Public Library website:
Bluffton Public Library and Bluffton University Musselman Library are partnering to promote reading and creativity by hosting an Edible Books Contest on July 25. Finale activites will also include demos for adults and kids activities. Community Markets is our main event sponsor.
Check out www.pinterest.com/bpl45817 for ideas and inspiration. Edible entries may be as simple or as elaborate as one wishes.
