June 2021

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Bluffton council approved the hiring of Bluffton Community Swimming Pool personnel on June 1. Jennie Wilson is the manager and six persons are assistant managers. The staff list is above and assistant managers are highlighted in yellow.

Someone you know is on this list

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Here is Bluffton High School’s 4th quarter honor roll for the 2020-2021 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

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The Inn at ONU, Ada, provided additional details to its July 4 weekend of events. Those details are spelled out in the flyer attached.

Thursday, July 1 - Canvas and cocktails 
Friday, July 2 - Patroitic pops/boxed meals
Saturday, July 3, Beer bistro and barbecue

To register for any of these events call The Inn at 419-772-4112.

Pre-school camp's next Friday theme: Lil' chefs

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Bluffton Family Recreation summer camp is underway and there's still room for additional campers for next week’s camp, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Register for next week’s camp by calling BFR at 419-358-4150.

"BFR summer camp is a full day experience, designed with a wide range of activities guaranteed to expand your child’s horizons. It is open to youth ages 5 to 12," said Tinch. 

He continued: "Kids have fun while making new friends, developing new skills, learning core values, building self-confidence and growing in self-reliance.

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Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing positions available should contact [email protected].

Allen County Regional Transit Authority will provide 5 busses through Bluffton Mondays through Fridays

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Allen County Regional Transit Authority (ACRTA) will begin servicing five buses a day from Lima to Bluffton with a return to Lima beginning Monday, June 7.

The five busses, stopping in several Bluffton locations, will service the community Mondays through Fridays. The busses will also stop in Beaverdam.

The bus timetable is below this story. Runs begin in Lima at 6:20 a.m., 8:20 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 2:20 p.m. and 4:20 p.m.

Prices are extremly afforable and the fare structure is posted at the bottom of the story.

Oh, the places you will go...

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Dr. Seuss says it best, when describing future plans of the Bluffton High School graduates of 2021.

For example:

• Oh, the places you will go, including (but, not limited to):
Bluffton University, Miami, Bowling Green State University, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Xavier, Ohio State University.

• Oh, the things you will see, including (but, not limited to):
Education, computer science, marine biology, lineman, robotics, sports management, business, nursing, retail, excavating.

15 valedictorians, 1 salutatorian

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Valedictorian-salutatorian
photos at bottom of this story

Fifteen valedictorians and one salutatorian make up the Bluffton High School graduating class of 2021. Members of the class participated in the high school’s 140th annual commencement on Sunday.

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The Inn at ONU, 401 W. College Ave., Ada,  presents several events during its “Stars and Stripes,” long Fourth of July weekend.

Special events follow:
• Thursday, July 1 – Canvas and cocktails
• Friday, July 2 – Patriotic pops concert/boxed meals
• Saturday, July 3 – Beer bistro
• From July 1 to July 4 – The Inn offers a special nightly rate

Advanced registration is required. For more details or to register, call The Inn at 419-772-4266 OR 419-772-4112.

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COVID-19 vaccinations for pediatric patients of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices (BVMP) who are 12 years of age and older will not take place today (Thursday, June 3) at Bluffton Hospital.

Persons who had appointments scheduled for June 3 will be notified by the hospital for a rescheduled appointment.

 

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