May 2017

Blanchard River Watershed Partnership offers some suggestions

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Blanchard River Watershed Partnership provides some actions that all residents can take to protect water quality. The actions are spelled out in the current partnership newsletter.

The newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story.

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Bluffton University recognized many of its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 25.
 
Thirty-five seniors were honored as distinguished scholars in their respective academic areas.

Used at Bluffton Hospital and at Findlay

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BVH Auxiliary Presents Check to Hospital

The Blanchard Valley Hospital Auxiliary held its annual volunteer recognition banquet April 27.

At the banquet, the Auxiliary presented a check for $220,000 to Blanchard Valley Hospital leadership. The donation will be used to purchase a second UV-C Cleaning Robot. In addition to the second robot, the gift will also be used toward the purchase of a sponge detection system.

Oveer 200 vehicles anticipated this year

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Once upon a time gasoline was leaded, 30 cents a gallon, or cheaper.

Really.

Those days are gone, but many of the vehicles hooked on that gas survived. Over 200 of them return to Bluffton on Friday, June 16, for the 50th Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.

A registration form is attached at the bottom of this story.

If luck prevails, you might catch glimpses of some gone-but-not forgotten heavy metal cruisers that once roamed Main Street Bluffton.

Meanwhile, area bean lover demonstrate impressive patience

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It’s testing Bluffton coffee lovers’ cravings for the bean. But, there’s good news on the horizon.

The new owners of that coffee shop at the corner of Main and Cherry are working fast and furious for a reopening of the former Common Grounds.

The Icon reported on May 1 that Phil and Sharon Zimmerly sold the coffee shop to Jessi Davis, Luke Davis and Sam Erter.

Several things transpired since the sale.

First, the shop is closed during a remodeling.

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Matt Lora of Bluffton and Shawnee High School math teacher, was named Shawnee Optimist Club’s Educator of the Year.

Lora of 167 Hillcrest Dr., Bluffton, says that his ability to be a good educator comes from the environment he works in.

"It's been an awesome time at Shawnee High School; I've been surrounded by really good people in the math department, we're all very close and we're not afraid to share our materials with each other - it's just been a great time," Lora said.

June 22 at Bluffton University

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A group of local artists and church workers are asking for donations of guns for a blacksmith demonstration, which will forge weapons into garden tools Thursday, June 22, at Bluffton University.

The demonstration is part of Central District Conference, Mennonite Church USA, annual meeting, held on campus.

Contact [email protected] to donate a gun, or to learn more about the event.

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Citizens National Bank will hold three free health care costs in retirement seminars in May. RSVPs are required. Seminar details follow:

• Tuesday, May 16, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 941 Interstate Dr, Findlay
• Wednesday, May 17, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn & Suites, 803 S. Leonard Ave, Lima
• Thursday, May 18, 6 p.m., Stone Ridge Golf Club, 1553 Muirfield, Dr., Bowling Green

Deborah Boisselle, VP Investments of Citizens Wealth Management Group, is the featured speaker.

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Need a good book or two or three for summer reading?

The Bluffton Friends of the Library hold its spring used book sale at the library later this week. The sale runs from 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, through 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13. Books are on sale in the library's lower level.

All proceeds from the book sale go to support library programs such as summer read, children's read, staff education and assisting in equipment purchase. 

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Garrett Kisseberth, a Cory-Rawson senior, is one of 11 high school studenets awarded a college scholarship from the District 8 Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
 WTLW TV-44, and Store & Haul, Inc.

Kissabether will receive a $500 scholarship for his future educational plans.

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