COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered for pediatric patients of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices (BVMP) who are 12 years of age and older.
Beginning Thursday, June 3, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., clinics will be held at Bluffton Hospital for BVMP pediatric patients.
The vaccination clinics are only open to those who are (BVMP) pediatric patients. Vaccines will not be administered to any pediatric patients who do not meet the specific age guidelines.
To become a BVMP pediatric patient, or to schedule your child with a physician, please call 419.422.APPT.
Bluffton Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), has donated funds to provide meals to the Bluffton Family Recreation (BFR) 2021 Summer Kids’ Camp.
The meals will feed children ages 5-12 enrolled in their program, each week throughout the summer.
Children attending the camp will also receive a free gift of BVHS water bottles.
The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Allen County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting.
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, no work is planned for Monday, May 31.
INTERSTATE 75
Interstate 75 between Napoleon Road and state Route 235 just south of the village of Beaverdam to three miles north of the village of Bluffton, in Allen and Hancock counties, will experience lane restrictions and ramp closures for paving and reconstruction. Visit the project page for more information.
Stanley Bohn, who served as pastor of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, from 1968 to 1975, died May 19, 2021 at Kidron-Bethel Health Care, North Newton, Kansas.
He was born on Aug. 23, 1930, to Nora Malinda (Lantz) Bohn and Ernest J. Bohn in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Stan married Anita May Pannabecker on Sept. 6, 1952, shortly after they graduated from Bluffton College.
Interested in gardening, but don't have room in your yard?
Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area (GBPA) invite community members to sign-up for a large or small garden plot on the club’s community garden located at 9900 S. Main St., Bluffton, according to Victoria Goddard, club president.
“Our large plots are 20-by-60 feet,” she said. “The plots have all been tilled and are ready for planting and we have around four or five this size remaining.”
This is the 27th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.
An earlier column in this series focused on Abraham and Anna Locher Lugibihl. This column features Abraham and Anna’s daughter, Susan, and her husband Dr. John J. Sutter.
Susan married Dr. John J. Sutter. His parents were Johannes (or John) and Elizabeth Waltï Sutter.
Over 40 entries were in the Icon's most recent "write a caption for this photo" contest.
The Icon took this photo of Marvin Diller, Chuck Amstutz and Dick Boehr at the May senior citizens breakfast at the middle school. We asked viewers to write a caption for the photo. Here are the winners:
Winner of a 14-inch, 1-item Padrone's Pizza:
"Stop me if you've heard one." - Submitted by Gary and Lois Wetherill
Bluffton schools is one of two schools in the state to receive the Compass Award this month from the office of Ohio treasurer Robert Sprague, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
The award commends programs working to guide Ohioans toward financial literacy and empowerment.
