June 2020

Read this carefully - may affect your driving pattern

Interstate 75 road work will impact six Bluffton and Beaverdam southbound off ramps in the next few weeks. The ramp closing schedule follows: 

5 day closures at Bluffton 103:
SR 103 SB Off Ramp: Close Monday, June 29
SR 103 SB On Ramp: Close Monday, June 29

14 day closures at Beaverdam:
SR 696 SB Off Ramp: Close Monday night, July 6
SR 696 SB On Ramp: Close Sunday night, July 12

Tyler Carroll of Bluffton, recently participated in the University of Findlay's annual Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity. Carroll received the Outstanding Master of Arts in Education Student Award.

Undergraduate and graduate students were given the opportunity to virtually share their research, creativity, and professional learning experiences with the University and community, with many students receiving honors at the same time.

Reserve you spot now at New Leaf

New Leaf Lawn Landscape Garden Center, is accepting reservations for Saturday's
workshop on succulent planters and fairy gardens.

The Ada location workshop is at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 27. The Kenton location workshop is at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 27.

Ada's workshop is at 0395 State Route 235, Ada; Kenton's workshop is at 927 E. Columub St., in the Kenton Plaza.

Space is limited. Reserve your spot by calling New Leaf.

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where will you find this? Only hint: It's on a large structure. Answer on Thursday,

Bentley Road from Augsburger Road to Riley Street will be closed on Wednesday, June 24, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to Brion Rhodes, Allen County engineer. The closing is for drainage work, weather permitting. During closure there will be no access.

First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St., Bluffton, has returned to in-person worship with its Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.

Many changes have been made in order to follow current COVID-19 safety protocols.

St. Mary's Christian Preschool, 160 N. Spring St., Bluffton, will hold an open house for the 2020-21 school year from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 24.

Persons may tour the preschool, located at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, and have some popcorn and snow cones. 

A special visit by Elsa and Spiderman are part of the open house. 

Cedarville University recently released the spring 2020 Dean's Honor List. This recognition required students to maintain a 3.75 GPA for the semester while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours. Local students include: 
• Adam Wannemacher 
• Hannah Yost 

Identify the streets and you may win a 14-inch, 1-item Padrone's Pizza

Are you Bluffton street smart?

Here’s a chance to prove it by traveling Bluffton’s street without getting on your bike or car. And, if you are fortunate you could win a 14-inch, 1-item, Padrone’s Pizza.

Below this story, the Icon provides nine photographs of streets in our village.  Each photo is inside the village limits. It is possible that the same street could be pictured more than one time.

All you need to do it to identify each street, fill out the entry form, e-mail your answers to the Icon by 5 p.m., Sunday, June 28, and see how really street smart you are.

Joining United Way of Greater Lima is our best alternative

AN ICON OPINION - No, it’s not the end of Bluffton as we know it.

You’ve read that the Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland Township United Way board decided to join the United Way of Greater Lima.

CLICK HERE for that story.

Before we hear, “How can this happen!” please know that it is not the end of Bluffton as we now know it.

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