June 2022

By Emily Decker, MD
Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Sleepwalking happens when a child is asleep but does activities such as sitting up, getting out of bed, eating, or even getting dressed. Those activities could last a few seconds to a half hour–and the child will usually never remember they did it. It usually happens within the first couple hours of a child falling asleep.

Start at Motter Metro Park, explore 14 other locations

In 2022, the Johnny Appleseed Park District is marking its 50th anniversary. One way to join the celebration is to participate in the district's 50 Mile Challenge. Walk, run or hike any of the nearby trails to complete the 50 miles, receive a 50 Mile Challenge Sticker and be entered in a drawing to win fabulous prizes.

Prizes include OSU Football tickets, Dayton Dragon tickets, Trekking poles, restaurant gift certificates.

June 15 marks the calendar halfway point, but participants have until September 1 to walk 50 miles and turn in log sheets.

Bluffton Middle School has announced the following 4th Quarter Honor Roll for the 2021-2022 school year:

All “A” Honor Roll

6th Grade
Adelyn Althaus, Mallory Blackburn, Willow Derstine, Megan Follas, Chloe Hanefeld, Klaira Hohenbrink, Micah Lemley, Max Miller, Alexis Mummert, Elizabeth Phillips, Isabella Recker, Chesney Rodabaugh, Brooks Schwarz, Ethan Smith, Peyton Worcester

Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for undergraduate students for the spring 2022 term.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list. Bluffton University students from this area named to the dean’s list are:

Brittany Alvarado, Beaverdam, Ohio
Bosco Dusengimana, Bluffton, Ohio
Marissa Hall, Bluffton, Ohio
Nathan Heinze, Bluffton, Ohio
Brianna Keeler, Bluffton, Ohio
Veronika Stafa, Bluffton, Ohio
Katrina Stone, Cairo, Ohio

By Paula Scott

I attended Bluffton’s 2022 Memorial Day services at Maple Grove Cemetery as the Bluffton Icon, camera in hand. It’s hard to cover an event as a reporter and photographer, so I wasn’t taking notes or recording what transpired. And when the guest speaker began commentary that focused on religion and politics, I counted myself lucky that those are topics I consider off-limits for this website.

The new film Jurassic World Dominion doesn’t open at area theaters until June 10 but you can purchase film-themed products today at Bluffton’s Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main.

Ten Thousand Villages is the exclusive retail launch partner for the Jurassic World x Accompany collection and Bluffton is one of 49 such stores in the United States. The mission-driven, fair trade collection includes homewares and accessories for adults and children, all handcrafted by artisan non-profits in India and Nepal.

It is with great pride that Edgar and Lisa Wenger of Bluffton, Ohio and Brian and Vicki Williams of Estero, Florida announce the upcoming wedding of their children, Julia Mae Wenger and Lindzey Page Williams. 

Julia was born and raised in Bluffton while Lindzey grew up in Cincinnati. They met attending Xavier University from 2009 to 2013 and earned degrees in Nursing and Sociology, respectively. After completing undergraduate work, Lindzey went on to earn her MBA from their Alma mater in 2015.   Julia is a registered nurse and Lindzey is a Social Worker. 

Bluffton Elementary has issued the following 4th Quarter Honor Roll for the 2021-2022 school year. 

ALL A HONOR ROLL

4th Grade
Clara Brauen, Landon Byers, Alenah Gordon-Hancock, Kyson Kleman, Kinzi Koogler, Peyton Lieurance, Dominic Recker

4-H club meets next on June 6

By Matthew Piehl
The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club 
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May 23, 2022

The last day to sign up for quality assurance for livestock is June 9. You must complete quality assurance in order to take livestock to the fair.

The Village of Bluffton has updated its meeting schedule to include the following:

Thursday, June 9

  • Pathway Board at noon
  • Airport Commission at 3:00 p.m. at the airport, 1080 Navajo Dr.

Monday, June 13

  • Village Council at 7:00 p.m.

All meetings are at the Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. unless otherwise noted.

Village meetings are also listed under Notices on www.BlufftonIcon.com/classifieds

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