August 2017

Kid's night out, Halloween party, indoor soccer, adult volleyball - just for starters

Bluffton Family Recreation has a wide assortment of programming for youth and adults this fall, according to Amy Byers, BFR sports coordinator.

OPEN THE PRINTER-FRIEND ATTACHED NEWSLETTER
FOR THE ENTIRE PROGRAM DETAILS -

Fall festival
BFR will host a craft home expo and open house during this year's Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Three Bluffton part-time students at Rhodes State College were named to the 2017 summer semester dean's list.

Students are: Kaitlynn Elizabeth King, Jonathan Scott Shivers and Jacob Dylan Spencer.

Leading authority on Ecstasy research

Jon E. Sprague, R.Ph., Ph.D., director and BCI Eminent Scholar at the Ohio Attorney General’s Center for the Future of Forensic Science at Bowling Green State University, and a leading authority on Ecstasy research, will be speaking at the University of Findlay from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 in the Davis Street Building, Room 2225.

Police pay rates and mobile food providers also on the agenda

NOTE: The entire agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

Bluffton council considers second and third readings of three ordinances tonight. These include:
• Licensing and regulations for mobile food providers (2nd reading)
• Establishing ranges of pay for members of the police department (2nd reading)
• Addendum to the Village of Ottawa water contract of Dec. 2, 2005. (3rd reading)

The water ordinance states: “The parties agree that Bluffton has paid Ottawa for water for all contract years before 2017. “

The school bell didn't ring, but the 2017-18 school year is underway, just the same

Do you remember your first day of first grade?

LOTS OF PHOTOS
AND A VIDEO BELOW -

• Smiles
• Panic
• New routine
• Where’s my room?
• Let’s take one more picture
• Hello, Mr. Closson
• First day jitters

All of the above represent things going on between 7:30 and 8 a.m., at Jackson and Church on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.

It was 93 school years ago. This is the Bluffton College women's Hiking Club. The page is from the Ista and it tells about the club and identifies members (but not in standing order.)

There are many familiar Bluffton last names, including Steiner, Hilty, Sprunger, Yoder, Lehman, Lugibihl, Gratz, Gerber, Schumacher, Diller and Niswander.

You won't see this plate on any vehicle. But, you will see it on Tyler Hochstetler, Bluffton police sergeant's office wall. Hochstetler received the plate during a recognition event in 2016 from MADD of Allen-Hancock-Putnam counties for the number of DUI arrests that he made.

September = banned book week, used book sale, new book discussion group

Here's what's happening at the Bluffton Public Library during September.

Here are Bluffton's members results from Future Shepherds 4-H Club at the county and state fair.

Sydney Hoff

Allen County Fair Princess

2 A ribbons

Outstanding Livestock Interview

1st place Sr. Goat Livestock Interview Judging

5th place Goat Champion of Champion Showmanship

4th place Market Goats (78-85 lbs.)

4th place Market Goats (95-99 lbs.)

Rebekah Hoff

3 A ribbons

Outstanding Livestock Interview

3rd place Goat Champion of Champion Showmanship

Here's what they did at the county and state fairs

NOTE: The Icon will post all Bluffton 4-H county and state fair results. Send to: [email protected]

CLICK HERE for Future Shepherds 4-H results

 

Here are 2017 Allen County Junior Fair results from members of the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club:

Braeden Ackerman

            Grill Master – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant

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