July 2022

Bluffton Family Recreaion, 215 Snider Rd., has issued this invitation to summer day camp:

Calling all ninjas! Come train with us for a week building and master ninja obstacle courses and testing your ninja skills!

Campers have lunch provided Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from Bluffton Hospital.

Campers will spend some time in the afternoons at the pool for no additional cost!

Supporters of youth soccer in Bluffton are invited to help make the fall soccer season happen: Bluffton Soccer Club relies on volunteers to help set up fields. Only one hour of your time is needed to sign up.

FIELD SET UP DAYS

  • Saturday, August 6 from  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
     
  • Thursday August 11 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

SIGNUP LINK

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body, an education program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association® including tips from the latest research, will be held:

  • 5:30-6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, July 14
  • 3400 W. Elm St., Lima - Senior Citizens Services

Registration is requested at 419-419-5858.

Research includes the areas of diet and nutrition, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use of hands-on tools.

Visit alz.org/CRF to explore additional education programs.

It's a content swap! Ada is known for its historic train depot, so we're sending Ada Icon readers Fred Steiner's recent piece on excursion trains. You'll recognise Cort Reynolds as our sports writer, but he's also a BIG fan of basketball history.

By Cort Reynolds

In my constant reading and search for more historical and sports knowledge, I came across an interesting bit of hoop history tied to Ada in a book I bought this spring.

Registration closes July 14 for the fall youth soccer season with the Bluffton Soccer Club.

Enrollment open for Fall 2022

Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera, has three new teachers who were installed in the church service on Sunday, July 10. 

A virtual presentation of the Blanchard Valley Health System “Live & Learn” educational series will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, addressing the importance of annual exams for women. The presentation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. and can be viewed by tuning into the BVHS corporate Facebook page. 

Bowlus breaks meet record; 22 team records set

WAPAKONETA, Ohio – On July 8-9, 2022, the Bluffton Sardines were repeat performers bringing home the WOAL trophy for the second year in a row. Both the boys and the girls teams placed first out of eight teams in the 40th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet Western Ohio Aquatics League Championship at the Wapakoneta Community Pool.

The ONU mobile clinic will next visit Bluffton from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on July 29 at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main. St.

In partnership with Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Ohio Northern University’s Healthwise Mobile Clinic, which provides health and wellness services to regional residents, will be adding Our Daily Bread community center, 125 S. Central Ave., Lima, as a monthly clinic location.

The Hardin County Astronomy Club is hosting a "First Light" viewing event on Tuesday, July 12 to celebrate that day’s unveiling of the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The event begins at 5:00 p.m. in the Veterans Meeting Hall at the courthouse in Kenton, and all are welcome to attend.

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