Bluffton Public Library invites you to submit a question for Max and Sophie, and if your question is picked, you can be featured in the library's video chat.
Submit your question for Max (and his owner Helen), or Sophie (and her owner Julie) on the library's website (Submit Your Questions Here), or at the library's front desk.
If staff members choose your question, you will be contacted and invited to ask your question live on the library's Zoom video recording on July 6 at 7 p.m. After filming, the video will be featured on the library's website, YouTube, and social media.
Herman Gale Hilty, 94, pdied June 29, 2021, at his residence. Herman was born March 6, 1927, in Pandora to the late Harvey and Delilah (Amstutz) Hilty. On Dec. 26, 1954 he married Myrtle "Gay" Miller Hilty who preceded him in death on Sept. 12, 1996.
Herman was a 1945 graduate of Pandora High School. He won back-to-back state titles and set the state mile record in 1944 and 1945. Herman was chosen to run at the AAU Nationals Track meet in New York City at Randall's Island in 1945 placing seventh. He served in the United States Army in 1955-1956.
Bluffton schools asks households with school-age children in the district to complete an online Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) survey, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. The survey helps determine needs within the district.
The survey is available to access on the school website or by clicking here. The deadline to complete the survey is Tuesday, July 6.
Ron Headings will be at Roots, 111 S. Main St., Bluffton, tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., according to Susie Stratton.
"He will be demonstrating as well as selling his beautiful enduring forrest pieces," she said. "Jeanna Haggard will also be serving a fruit salad and there will be other samplings."
The Icon wishes all viewers a happy and long Fourth of July weekend. Our own celebration begins a little early, as we will take a few days off between now and the first of the week. Don’t worry, stories will continue to appear, only on a slower schedule. And, some regular features take the week off.
In the meantime, please consider yourself invited as our special guests to a free and open-to-the-public Icon summer party.
Headaches are a phenomenon with which most everyone is familiar, and their causes and severity span the spectrum. June is national headache month, and according to the World Health Organization, almost half of adults worldwide have suffered from a headache at least once in the past year.
Headaches are characterized by consistent, recurring pain in the head and can range from a dull ache to a migraine.
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In cooperation with the Village of Bluffton, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Bluffton American Legion, the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton seeks sponsorship for the purchase of the American flags that line Main Street of Bluffton each summer.
