Dancers Elite, Bluffton, will have an open house for new (and old) students on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 6-8 p.m., according to Deb Garlock, studio owner.
Register for classes in ballet, tap, jazz and cheer for ages 3 and up.
"We provide small class sizes and the lowest tuition prices around," said Garlock. "Join us for our 34th year."
For more information or to register, call Garlock at 419-358-0900 or 419-235-0811.
Several end-of-summer and start-of-a-new-season events take place in Bluffton this weekend.
• Jeanne's Kitchen on Vine Street will hold an "end of summer cook-out" on Saturday, Aug. 24.
“We will serve dinner on Saturday night instead of Friday. Smoke Master Mark Bedell will be grilling ribs, chicken, sausage, and pulled pork. We will have cole slaw, baked beans and corn on the cob,” Jeanne Previte told The Icon.
“Dinner hours are 5-7:30 p.m. No reservation is necessary. We hope to be outside and inside,” she added.
Hardin County Fair week is just around the corner. This year’s fair opens on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 8. Ada schools will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, for "fair day."
To view the entire week-long schedule, click here.
Gates open daily at 7:30 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Open class and junior fair exhibits must be in place by 9 p.m., Sept. 2. The fair officially opens at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 3.
The Ohio Xtreme 12U Fastpitch Softball Team would like to thank the following businesses/individuals for their donation which helped the team with expenses to play in the USSSA World Series in Orlando FL in July:
Phyllis M. Suter, 88, died Aug. 22, 2013 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born Nov. 1, 1924 in Berne, Ind.. to the late Albert and Elma (Welty) Sprunger. On June 18, 1950, she married Dwight Suter and he died March 7, 1997.
Mrs. Suter was an English and special education teacher for Pandora-Gilboa Schools. She was a member of Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora. She was a graduate of Berne High School and Goshen College.
It's not exactly a surprise, but now we have data. According to the Pew Research Center's biennial media attitudes survey, the internet is now the leading source of national and international news for Americans under age 50.
Ohio is changing how it evaluates and communicates the academic performance of its schools and districts.
Schools and districts will no longer receive labels like “Excellent” or “Continuous Improvement.” In its place, they will receive letter grades on several measures in the same way a student receives grades for his or her classes.
Rhodes State College, Lima, will offer a free introductory seminar titled Introduction to Entrepreneurship from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19.
Kathy Keller, director of Small Business Development Center, will lead the seminar. She instructed Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition workshops, held earlier this year.
