Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 111 S. Main St., Bluffton, will hold a back-to-school sale during Friday and Saturday's downtown sidewalk sales, according to Chrissy Lugibihl, manager.
All back to school clothing is $1 during the sale.
Lugibihl reminds shoppers to also check out the kid's books at Book Reviews, 123 S. Main St.,
Sale hours follow:
Friday, Aug. 16 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Northwest Ohio Elite Diamond Sports will hold softball try outs for a 14U travel team on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 10 a.m.
Try outs will be held at the Village Park in Bluffton. If you have questions, or in case of inclement weather, please contact Coach Brad Prater at 419-234-1206.
Also, if you can't make the try out for some reason, call to see about scheduling a private try out.
The list of activities planned for Bluffton’s 10th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, continues to expand.
Eight community groups will host a “Sowing and Reaping: Celebrating good food from the earth,” from 8:30 a.m. to noon, with events going on at the Bluffton Farmers’ Market and at First Mennonite Church.
The sponsoring groups are First Mennonite Church, Bluffton Farmers’ Market, The Food Store, Bluffton University, Citizens National Bank, The Dough Hook, Jeanne's Kitchen and Community Market.
It's August, but not to0 early to think about decorating your yard for the holidays.
“Deck the Halls” is this year’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Blaze of Lights theme, according to members of the Blaze planning committee.
This year’s Blaze is Saturday, Nov. 30. Invitations are going in the mail later this week for Blaze parade entries. Junior Weihrauch of Arlington is again the parade director. A Blaze parade entry form is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Care for some cold ice tea on a hot August afternoon?
Spiced Tea
From Evelyn Kalutz, mother of Ann McDowell
From the Ada Sesquicentennial Cookbook
6 c. water
4-5 family tea bags
1 tsp. cloves
1 cinnamon stick - 2 if small
1 - 6 oz. can frozen orange juice
1 - 6 oz. can frozen pineapple juice
1 - 6 oz can frozen lemonade
sugar to taste
The Bluffton elementary school 2013-14 school supply list is now posted on The Icon. The list covers first through fifth grade. There are no supplies required for kindergarten students. The list is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Elementary students and their parents have an opportunity to meet their teachers from 2 to 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 26. The first day of classes for kindergarten is Thursday. Aug. 29.
Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters 9th annual fall festival quilt show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Bluffton elementary school gym. It is part of the Bluffton fall festival, which has events taking place in several other locations in the community.
Quilt registration takes place Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m., and Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Forever in Stitches, 120 N. Main St., Bluffton.
All community quilters are welcome to display their quilts. All quilts must be registered to be exhibited.
Mark Bankert of Basinger Plumbing and Heating, 3090 Road R, Pandora, recently completed the Platinum Water Certification Program, a two-day program from Chandler Systems, Inc., Ashland. Chandler is a manufacturer of water treatment equipment.
The program covered:
• Testing
• Procedures
• Water treatment technologies
• Equipment application
• Equipment sizing
• Installation
• Troubleshooting
• Service and sales
Bankert has been with Basinger Plumbing and Heating for 19 years.
Krysti's Music Studio's fall lessons start on Monday, Aug. 26, according to Krysti Schey.
"We offer lessons in piano, voice, guitar, oboe, saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, flute, cello, violin, viola, theory and composition, as well as art classes and now drum lessons."
For lots more information about the music studio open the attachment at the bottom of this story. It is Krysti's summer newsletter.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Aug. 13 newsletter is now available to Icon viewers. It offers information about several late summer and fall events in Bluffton. The newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The chamber has extended an invitation to individuals interested in helping to promote Bluffton to become chamber members. A one-year individual membership is only $50.
Presently the chamber has 182 members. One additional attachment to this story includes a list of chamber benefits, which includes an application form for individuals.
