April 2024

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club will hold the 2024 Trout Derby on Sunday, May 5 at Buckeye Lake, accessible from Main St., Snyder Rd. and Spring St. The club member who catches Trout No. 1 on Derby Day between 2:00-4:00 p.m. will receive ½ of the jackpot plus $1,000. The prize is redeemable through the Sportsmen’s Club.

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Award provides $500 scholarship for local high school senior

Columbus __ Maria Rellinger, Treasurer/CFO at Apollo Career Center, was awarded the 2024 Outstanding Treasurer/CFO of the Year Award by the Ohio Association of School Business Officials (OASBO) Foundation for School Business Management at its 2024 Annual Conference & Expo in Columbus.

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The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony for LuvU A Latte on Wednesday, May, 1 at 6:00 p.m.

The event will take place at 851 St Rt 103, Bluffton, near SR 103 and east of I-75.

Luvu A Latte, owned by Steve and Lisa Rains, is a drive-through coffee shop. It specializes in coffee blends from the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. The shop will also serve fresh donuts and pastries, real fruit smoothies and protein drinks.

The Luvu A Latte Facebook page says the shop will open on Thursday, May 2. Hours of operation are not yet posted.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to join in this opportunity to welcome Luvu A Latte to Bluffton.

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Three youth will be confirmed in the Christian faith on Sunday, May 5 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, in the 10:30 a.m. service.

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Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has a new educational partnership with Purdue Global, providing BVHS associates and their families tuition discounts on a variety of programs.

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The Gingerbread Squad of Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner, Ryan Dunlap, and Missy Smith won $1,500 for Bluffton Elementary School in the Health Action Council Healthy Kids Spring Step It Up Challenge. These top steppers averaged 809,363 steps.

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The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold its Spring Meeting on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Patio Room at Maple Crest. Gary Wetherill will give a presentation on the native people who lived in Ohio prior to settlers arriving in in the late 1700s. 

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Bluffton University recognized its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 23.

Four seniors received departmental honors for independent-study projects: 

“Everyday Nutrition and its Effects on the Eyes,” by Brooke Barnes, a biology major from Shelby, Ohio

“Who Am I,” by art major Kelly Bilen of Archbold, Ohio

“Gerda and Kay,” by writing major Abby Bush from Marion, Ohio

“Earphone Epidemic?: Prevalence of Earphone Use and Listening Behaviors Among Students,” by MacKenzie Martin, a speech-language pathology and audiology major from Hartville, Ohio

Six seniors were recognized for completion of the Honors Program. 

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Did you know that garage sale ads are FREE on the Bluffon Icon and Ada Icon? A list of ads is also shared on Facebook and on our daily email update.

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Apollo Career Center has issued this AGENDA for the regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, April 29, 2024, at 7 p.m.  The meeting will be held in Apollo's Board room.

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