Bluffton is becoming a destination for countless events this spring and summer. There’s everything from shuffleboard tournaments, swim meets, summer reading programs, ice cream socials, band camps and orientation for new students at Bluffton University.
Then come the larger attractions. To keep viewers in the loop, here’s a brief outline of reasons to stay in town and to invite friends to visit. Continue to watch the Icon for details on all of these events.
May
7 – Bluffton Farmers’ Market opens for the season
Fifteen businesses are already signed up for Bluffton Oscars Mix and Mingle business expo, planned at The Centre on Thursday, March 24.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs, partnering with Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and The Centre, will hold the event from 5 to 7 p.m.
It's free and open to the public. Businesses and organizations from Allen, Putnam, Hardin and Hancock are invited to have a table to display their products and services.
Bluffton High School artists excelled at the Art Space Lima High School Kewpee Invitational, which is open now to April 9, according to Vicki Garmon, high school art teacher.
Of the nearly 400 entries, 121 pieces were selected for the show. Each teacher was able to enter only 30 art pieces.
The 2014-15 state report cards went home to all school disticts in late Feburary. For the 10th consecutive year Bluffton passed all of the state achievement indicator assessments.
It's not every day that Bluffton's railroad crossings stop traffic when an actual truck passes through town. The railroad's track maintainence car cruised through Bluffton last week and the Icon captured the trip.
By Ed Lentz – OSU Extension, Hancock County
Agriculture in 2015 has had many bumps and bruises. I have listed nine events that affected agriculture in our area last year.
Grain Prices. Grain prices continue to remain low for another year. It is been projected that US farm revenue may be at its lowest level since the early 2000’s. Input costs have started to drop but not at a level to match the loss of income. Farm land values have slowly begun to drop as a result of lower farm revenue.
Tickets are available for the March Artist Series performance by the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players (NYGASP) at 7:30 p.m. on March 17 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Dr. Hamid Rafizadeh, professor of business, will present the colloquium, "Looking for the Business World in the Sermon on the Mount. Did I Find It?” on March 18.
Hannah Heinzekehr, executive director of The Mennonite, Inc., will present her speech titled “Tending the Wild Space: My Journey Toward Understanding Sexism and Other Oppressions” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, in Founders Hall.
Heinzekehr will explore her own journey of discovering and navigating sexism in the workplace, and explain how understanding the ways that sexism operated, provided a window for her to learn about other forms of systemic oppression— racism, classism, heterosexism—as well.
This is the first in a series on Ada artists and artisans showing original works for sale at Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main St., Ada. The gallery is an Icon advertiser.
Featured artist Karen Ward, photographer
Ward, a 25-year Ada resident, is a photographer. Several of her photographs are available at the gallery. These include cards, framed photos and 8-by-10 inch unframed photos.
