June 2023

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Jazzercise Bluffton will be offering a free community workout on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. with the Greenhorn food truck open to serve breakfast.

Vine Street at Main - Weather permitting - 

Flyer HERE.

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The weekend of June 8-9-10 promises to be a great garage sale weekend in the Bluffton Icon readership area.

Take a look at the growing number of garage sale ads on our Classifieds Page, including many in Pandora.

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By Paula Scott

The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board Of Education held a Regular Meeting in the Elementary Library at 7:30 p.m. on May 15, 2023. All board members--Larry Hoffman, Roni Kaufman, Wes Klinger, Jeremy Scoles and Brad Dailey--were present. Eight members of the public were present.

All items requiring the approval of the board were passed unanimously.

The board agenda packet is attached HERE.

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University faculty and staff from as far away as Rhode Island, South Carolina and Winnipeg, Canada, came together at Bluffton University May 31-June 2 for the NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) regional gathering, “Finding Ourselves at the Center: Collaborative Spaces for Purpose, Work, Learning and Engagement.”

“We’re all trying to help students find their way,” said Dr. Lamar Nisly, vice president and dean of academic affairs at Bluffton. “At this gathering, we’re looking at how we make sure we’re having a shared conversation on campuses around the topic of vocation. It’s been really interesting to hear the different structures people have at their institutions.”

A program of The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), NetVUE is a is a network of nearly 300 colleges and universities, including Bluffton, formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and development. NetVUE funding previously supported the development of Learning in Community, the second-year course of the Bluffton Blueprint.

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Short pavement repair closures begin Wednesday

The following construction project is anticipated to affect highways in Hancock County beginning tomorrow, June 7. All outlined work is weather permitting.

The U.S. 30/U.S. 68 interchange and U.S. 30/State Route 235 interchange will have temporary, short-term ramp closures (1-2 hours) beginning Wednesday, June 7, for approximately three days for pavement repairs in preparation for resurfacing. 

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Allen County Public Health wants to remind the public that under Ohio laws, no person shall operate a food service operation without a license.

This includes persons operating food services and food delivery services through social media channels such as Facebook and Instagram.

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JUNE 10
Gordon The Magician will perform at the Ottawa Metro Park Amphitheater, 2632 Ada Rd., Lima at 7:00 p.m. 0n Sat., June 10. The summer program is hosted by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District. 

Gordon and his trusty sidekick, George the Raccoon, have traveled the globe in  search of smiles, laughs, and fun. A master of audience involvement, Gordon “invents” magic on the spot using the most ordinary items imaginable. Couple this with a limitless  array of tried-and-true tricks of the trade, and you have a performance that is second to  none.

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The Bluffton Elementary School has announced the following 4th Quarter Honor Roll for 2022-2023:

ALL A’S

4th Grade

Rose Burkholder, Wesley Combs, Elijah Fry, Lydia Gratz, Micah Hartzler, Gabriella Holmes, Milena King, Mikah Miller, Kayla Mueller, Simon Phillips, Samuel Rinaldi, McKenna Stoner, Caroline Stratton

5th Grade

Wyatt Amstutz, Cora Beck, Barrett Benroth, Jillian Blackburn, Clara Brauen, Landon Byers, Juliana Carnauba, Emma Clevidence, Ezekial Coffman, Cameron Cox, Easton Dunifon, Caleb Fifer, Evan Frideger, Warren Gaertner, Breydan Glick, Alenah Gordon-Hancock, Amelia Hoehn, Colton Kelly, Kinzi Koogler, Peyton Lieurance, Hope Luginbill, Ryker Matson, Levi Mummert, Leah Niekamp, Eva Nygaard, Dominic Recker, Addison Rieman, Ethan Roby, Kadreye Scoles, Addilyn Shoemaker, Claire Snyder, Abram Steiner, Emery Thiel, Addyson White

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On Monday, June 5, the Icon received a call from a witness to a crash involving a single pickup on I-75 at the County Line Road overpass the prior day. What had happened to the driver? They had seen the the vehicle flying through the air, flipping over.

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May we interest you in some May 2023 weather observations from Guy Verhoff, NWS observer in Pandora?

May 2023 Weather Observations Chart

May Average Temperature 59.9

Normal Average Temperature 60.5

Total May Precipitation 2.31

Normal Average Precipitation 4.01

Max Temperature 87 on May 30-31

Minimum Temperature 35 on May 4

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