June 2022

Bluffton University has announced its plans for continuing programs at the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center, which will build on new experiential learning opportunities that connect university students with teaching peace starting in fall 2022.

An advisory committee met in fall 2021 to learn about the Lion and Lamb’s important work and make recommendations about the next steps for the center.

Photos by Paula Scott and Levi Sutkay

Antique, classic and modern cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors took center stage in downtown Bluffton on Friday, June 17 during the 54th Bluffton Festival of Wheels. There were 190 entries in the show, making it one of the largest events in recent memory.

With power restored following severe storms that occurred after Monday night's meet, the Bluffton Sardines hosted the Van Wert YMCA Marlins in Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) competition on Thursday, June 16.

The Sardines won the combined event with a score of 929-199 and won the boys and girls meets.

Top Bluffton swimmers with four first place finishes in individual competition were Roman Shank, Camden Verb and Riley Verb. Swimmers with three first place finishes were Madelyn Agner, Ethan Roby and Madelyn Sterret.

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Created by a 1919 BHS graduate 
It’s a little-known fact that Bluffton, Ohio, is the home of the patented “ashless cigar.”

Why there’s no sign at the edge of town stating this fact is something I’ve never quite figured out. Perhaps it’s time to do something about it. So, here’s me doing something.

This cigar information is a long-held secret in my family, who happens to hold the patent.

By Paula Scott

Father’s Day shouldn’t pass without a mention in the Icons. I’m sorry to say that Mother’s Day 2022 passed without note on our Bluffton site, while Ada received a shopping countdown. Indeed, gifts and meals are often how we lavish love on family members. In my own family, Mother’s Day has been squeezed in between countless soccer tournaments and graduations, while Father’s Day in June seems a bit more leisurely.

The Village of Bluffton has posted the annual report on water quality. which was announced on recent water bills.

The report below is available on the village website and as a PDF file.

Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For 2021

By Robert McCool, Icon columnist

Welcome to the new Old West and a colorful cowboy and sometime deputy.

Life in Toussaint, Montana is all but disappeared. The Me'tis Indian people cling to their old ways while outsiders move into the area by the Wolf Mountains and bring their own problems to the town of five hundred survivors in this modern world.

Registration is open for Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Mount Cory and Pleasant View United Methodist Churches at 300 North Main Street, Mt. Cory.

  • August 1-3 
  • Theme is Rocky Railway - Jesus' Power Pulls Us Through
  • A special program will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, followed by a free lunch

VBS is open for children age 4 through going into the 6th grade.

In late May, Mr. Armstrong’s and Mrs. Raeburn's third grade classes at Bluffton Elementary School were taken to Sauder Village in Archbold by bus driver Larry Diller.

This was Diller's very last field trip assignment. He has now retired from bus driving, after 12 years of service to the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools district.

Three separate grants make up The R.L. and Etta L. Triplett Foundation’s 2022 grant distribution, which totals $4,700, according to Tomm Triplett, foundation board president.

This year’s distribution includes $2,000 for a scholarship given to Olivia McCamery, $1,375 to Bluffton Family Recreation and $1,375 to the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association.

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