July 2020

You know the mural on the building directly north of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church on Main Street.

Here's a chance for you to win a 1-item, 14-inch Padrone's Pizza. The six photos from the mural are out of order. Some even overlap.

Send the Icon the correct order of the photo alignment using the letters from left to right. All correct entries will be entered in a drawing (if necessary) to select the winner. 

This contest deadline is 6 p.m., Saturday, July 25. Send your answers to: Mural Contest, [email protected].

You will find this scene on the university College Hall.

Boutique 415 and Polished, North Main Street, Bluffton, have several sales planned for Saturday’s Discovery Day in Bluffton, according to Joan Frederick.

These include:
• Sales racks – 20% off regular priced items
• Free gift with $25 purchase (regular priced items)
• 10-minute chair massage with Rick or Courtney, $5
• Several free items when customer schedules manicures
• $5 off a stay polished pedicure when scheduled with Stacy
• Plus, additional items listed on the display ad.

Advancements in access to resident testing and personal protective equipment have allowed MHCO to admit elders directly from the hospital, their home or another long-term care campus once again.  

All Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio campuses (Mennonite Memorial Home, Hilty Home, Maple Crest and Willow Ridge) are now accepting COVID-negative admissions directly from the community and local hospitals.  

Advancements in access to resident testing and personal protective equipment have allowed MHCO to admit elders directly from the hospital, their home or another long-term care campus once again.  

Listen as Gary Wetherill and Lauren Canaday talk about our Swiss Settlement

Want to hear some great stories about Bluffton's past?

Bluffton's Swiss Community Historical Society, with the assistance of Bluffton Public Library, goes digital Thursday.

Gary Wetherill, vice president of the society, and Lauren Canaday, public services coordinator of library, will discuss stories from the settlement and from the Bluffton area's history via a Zoom chat.

The Inn at ONU invites you and your family to express your artistic self

The Inn at ONU invites persons for a Saturday morning of “Art in the Garden Courtyard.”

It’s from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 25, at The Inn, 401 W. College Ave., Ada.

Participants have the option of choosing an art project – there’s an option for everyone in the family – as everyone is seated at your own personal 6-foot table to ensure social distancing.

Guests may arrive at their leisure and take the complexity of your art project for consideration when selecting your preferred arrival time.

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

The Icon welcomes viewers to share telling about taking their own quarry swimming test. Send your story to: [email protected]

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I just watched the video from the Bluffton Public Library's presentation by Fred Steiner.

In-person commencement organized following guidelines from the CDC and Ohio Department of Health

The achievements of Bluffton University’s class of 2020 were celebrated Saturday, July 18, during a socially-distanced, in person Commencement at Salzman Stadium. More than 80 percent of the graduating class, and up to two guests each, were in attendance for the delayed event.

In special recognition of this year’s class, each student was given a medallion featuring the Bluffton University presidential seal to wear as they walked the stage.

This week is a good week to try to view it

There’s a comet overhead in the Bluffton sky. This week is a good week to try to view it. 

The Icon asked Mike Edmiston for details about the comet. His remarks follow:

The comet is called Neowise. It has passed behind the Sun and is now heading back out of the solar system. Between now and the end of July should be a good time to see it. 

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