Icon viewers:
Much as I try, I can't seem to put down this book I purchased on Amazon last week.
Good trick to keep people reading – sprinkle their name onto a page every now and then. Dang if it doesn't take me all the way back to the summer of 1958 when I moved to 150 Grove Street.
Rudi's essay hooked me right off the bat, but tell him for me that gasoline was not 30 cents a gallon, it was 27.9.
That off my chest, I am collecting a whole bunch of corrections to mistold stories.
Bluffton's most family-oriented event of the summer returns Aug. 3
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National Night Out is back.
Bluffton’s most family-oriented event of the summer returns after a one-year cancellation, according to Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police department lieutenant, heading up the event.
The evening generally attracts upwards to 2,500 persons.
This is the 7th Bluffton NNO celebration and it takes place Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
The R.L. and Etta L. Triplett Foundation, based in Bluffton, this spring awarded a $5,000 grant to the Bluffton Child Development Center, according to Tomm Triplett of Ft. Wayne, Ind., president of the foundation board.
“The grant enables the Center to purchase an outdoor screened area in its infants and toddlers playground area,” he said.
“Without the screen, staff members are required to put sunscreen on each of the children each time they go into the playground area in spring and summer.”
This is the 29th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.
Three Althaus brothers Rudolf, Gotthard and Henry, each born in Landschaft, Bretzwil, Canton Basel, Switzerland, came to the America separately in the 1840s and 1850s. The village of Bretzwil is located about 25 miles south of Basel, Switzerland.
Rudolf lived in Bluffton. Gotthard and Henry lived on farms in the Swiss Settlement.
By Amelia Alexander
Ada High School Icon columnist
I have learned so much from writing here in the Icon, so I wanted to reflect on this school year and everything that I have learned from this experience so far.
1- Giving myself grace and pushing through my own short-comings
I’ve had to learn how to produce two articles a month on top of school and sports. If I really needed to, I could take a break from this column, but I really want to stick with it, so I haven’t.
The Theme for the Chamber of Commerce Discovery Day in June is music.
In keeping with that theme, the Senior Center has dedicated its window display to its Golden Swingers Band.
The band performed from 1979 to 2006. It was Vera Core’s idea to form a band and she served as the first director. Other directors included Carol Lytle, Betty Hitchcock and Bertie Swank.
Practices were held every Tuesday and there were times when the band had three engagements in one day. All told, they completed over 1,000 programs.
The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, via video conferencing. To request an invitation for the meeting, please contact Jessica Hermiller, Director at [email protected].
Elder Victim Ministry, a program of Crime Victim Services, will provide Put up Your Guard against Scams packets in area agencies serving the elder population. The program is funded by a Cares Act grant.
The packets include a grocery bag, pen, notepad and a scam tips card to place by the phone or refrigerator.
Bluffton swimming pool swim lesson sign-ups are underway. Here’s what you need to know: Session 1 – June 21-July 2 Session 2 – July 5-July 15 Session 3 – July 19-July 30
Lessons take place from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Fridays are makeup days. Contact the pool for registration.
Cost is $35 per child for families with swim passes or $45 per child for families without swim passes.
