Cory-Rawson Elementary School is hosting a Family Literacy Night from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on March 8 as part of the Right to Read Week celebration. This is the sixth annual event to promote literacy to families.
The event includes a book fair with all proceeds benefit our school library.
The Bluffton University softball team made a day of it in Leesburg, FL, but the wait was worth it as Head Coach Paige Jansen picked up her first and second wins as the head coach of the Beavers! Bluffton improved to 2-1 on the season before a torrential downpour capped off the marathon on Monday, March 7, 2022.
Mount Mary jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Beavers responded with their first runs of the season in the home half when Madison Jones (West Milton/Milton Union) and Lily Tate (Mount Gilead/Northmor) laced back-to-back RBI singles.
Playing in Ft. Meyers, FL, the Bluffton University baseball team opened day two of the Gene Cusic Classic with an 8-5 victory over Augustana but dropped a 16-13 decision to Plymouth State in game two. The Beavers moved to 1-3 on the season while Augustana fell to 6-3 and Plymouth State improved to 3-5.
March 8 is International Women's Day, a designation celebrated by organizations including the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and by Bluffton's Ten Thousand Villages and Book Reviews shops.
Edna Ruth Byler started a global Fair Trade movement with a simple statement: “I’m just a woman trying to help other women.” She bought handmade goods for a fair price and sold them in the U.S. market, originally from the trunk of her car. The Bluffton store continues Edna's legacy and the work of Lois Kreider to bring the first Fair Trade gift and thrift store to the United States.
Bluffton University Theatre will present the play “The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie from March 24-27. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. March 24-26, and at 2:30 p.m. on March 27 in Ramseyer Auditorium in College Hall. Dr. Melissa Friesen, professor of theatre and communication, will direct the show.
Christian Groman, who grew up in Bluffton, Ohio and is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, spoke to the Icon about his family members who live in western Ukraine and their experiences since the invasion by Russian forces began on February 24, 2022. Some 1.5 million Ukrainians have fled the county at the time of this report.
Icon: Are your family members still in their own homes?
Groman: My grandparents live in western Ukraine, 15 minutes from the Hungarian border…. But they are housing three families from eastern Ukraine.
Lima Symphony Orchestra will be presenting storytime programs throughout the months of March and April, including a 5:30 p.m. program on March 22 at the Bluffton Public Library. The LSO presents these programs at area libraries free of charge.
Upcoming programs will feature the theme of “emotions.”
UPDATED: Troop 256 contact information at the end of this article.
Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 distributed bright yellow door hang tags throughout Bluffton on March 5 as part of the Scouting for Food, A National Good Turn for America program. The collection will benefit the Bluffton Food Pantry, which is located within St. John's United Church-Christ, 223 W College Ave.
