Saturday is the 46th annual arts and crafts show on Main Street. The Friends of the Library used book sale concludes, Bluffton Farmers’ Market is open in the morning and a bike rodeo for youth takes place at the Buckeye park.
And, on Saturday and Sunday is the Bluffton Soccer Club two-day tournament at Bluffton University.
Judy Augsburger, Bluffton mayor, will provide a state of the village update during the Friday, May 12, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast, according to Phil Zimmerly, chamber director.
Breakfast is provided by The Dough Hook and is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. in the third floor of the town hall. The meeting, sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, begins at 7:30 a.m.
Music is provided by Kristy's Music Studio and the coffee sponsor is Twisted Whisk Cafe, opening soon.
Bluffton HS girls’ softball team lost a Northwest Conference game to Lincolnview 2-0. Following the loss, BHS stood at 12-6 (3-5) and Lincolnview moved to 6-7 (3-4).
For the last two years, St. Rita’s has sponsored BFR’s winter “Keeping Active” program. On Wednesday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m. the two organizations will come together again to showcase the new indoor turf at BFR.
St. Rita’s was the lead contributor for this project.
It is one of the Bluffton community’s long-standing events - Bluffton University May Day and commencement. This year is number 117.
LOTS OF WEEKEND PHOTOS BELOW!
The tradition includes a musical, class reunions, May pole dance, king and queen coronation, art exhibits, a May Day run and walk, campus tours, a recital, baccalaureate service and graduation ceremony.
The university provided the Icon with this set of photographs showing the many weekend aspects.
Spectrum Salon, 442 N. Main St., Bluffton, is holding an apparel and accessory tag sale on Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, according to Mandy Kinn, owner.
"All proceeds will go to Owen Weaver and his family!" she said.
The Icon encourages viewers to support an “Owen Weaver Small Town Super Hero” fundraiser going on this month. Several businesses are actively involved.
The monthly newsletter "Edelweiss News" from the Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area is now on the Icon.
The club's next meeting is at 6;30 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, in the Bluffton Public Library. Butterflies and bees is the topic of discussion, which is open to the public.
Six youth were confirmed on May 7, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera.
The class members are Kwynn Reis Alge, Kylie Ann Beagle, Logan Grant Below, Austin James Rausch, Cierra Colleen VanDermark and Cameron Michael VanDermark.
Sam Fruchey, Bluffton HS grad, helped the Malone University Pioneers notch their first postseason victory since 2002 last week. She was named Malone's athlete of the week.
The freshman pitcher appeared in all three of Malone's games at the G-MAC Tournament, allowing just one unearned run over 9.2 innings of work.
In Malone's opening game against top-seeded Cedarville, Fruchey entered the contest in the bottom of the sixth inning with runners at second and third and no outs. The freshman worked out of trouble in the inning, keeping the game dead-locked at 2-2.
