Naturalist Amy Norris will update the community about the Moyer Nature Center’s new designation as a monarch waystation at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.
Norris will also discuss creating habitats to help native insect pollinators. The introduction will be followed by a walk to view the habitats as well as the preserve’s native wildflowers, shrubs and fall foliage. All ages are welcome at this event.
Entrance to the Moyer Nature Center at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve is 10625 Augsburger Road.
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) is proud to announce the launch of the newly redesigned HCAC website, heartlandconf.org, as well as its continued partnership with website solutions partner PrestoSports. The site’s new interface provides visual improvements as well as enhanced convenience featuring website navigation and mobile device integration.
Bluffton University’s mathematics department will host its annual math competition for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 9, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
The test consists of short-answer questions covering high school math topics through pre-calculus. Fifteen cash prizes will be awarded, and test scores of seniors considering attending Bluffton may be used to award renewable scholarships of up to $1,000 per year. Scholarship awards will be offered by January 2020.
A screening of the documentary “All The Queen’s Horses” will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall.
The documentary focuses on the largest case of municipal fraud in American history and poses the question, “How could one woman steal $53 million without anyone noticing?”
The crime, which fed a quarter horse breeding empire, forced years of staff cuts, budget slashing in the police department and neglect of public infrastructure in Dixon, Ill.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) will host a Brown Bag Discussion at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, on the topic of building permits in the village of Bluffton.
Jesse Blackburn of the Village of Bluffton and Michael Rudey of the Wood County inspection department will answer questions about working on commercial buildings. The event is located on the third floor of Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St.
The BCE hosts casual, small group gatherings on topics of interest to emerging and small businesses. They are scheduled to fit in the busy schedules of entrepreneurs.
Boys' and girls' team honors are part of this story - By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Bluffton won the boys and girls soccer Northwest Conference Player and Coach of the Year awards at the recent league meeting in voting conducted by the coaches.
Lady Pirate senior Kayla White was voted the 2019 Northwest Conference Player of the Year by the coaches.
Bluffton girls soccer mentor Jared Byers was selected NWC Coach of the Year in voting by his peers.
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Bluffton sophomore hitter Kylie Stackhouse was named first team All-Northwest Conference in voting by league coaches conducted recently at their annual meeting in Delphos.
The athletic Stackhouse led the Lady Pirates in kills and blocks. Bluffton finished 4-4 (tied for fourth) in the nine-team NWC and is 12-11 overall heading into the sectional finals.
Versatile Pirate junior Taylor Schwab was named second team all-conference. Schwab finished second for Bluffton in kills and digs.
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Members of the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission and the Village of Bluffton will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, on the first floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St., according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
He told The Icon that the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Transportation Improvements Program (TIP).
On March 2015, the village passed a resolution in support of the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission to serve as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the county.
N. Laurence Burkhalter, 99, of Bluffton passed away October 15, 2019 at Willow Ridge – Betty House in Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
