All Bluffton Icon News

The Bluffton Boys & Girls 4H Club has announced the following Allen County Fair results:

Miri Spencer, President
● Market Chickens A  & Let's Grill A

Brooklynn Bible, Vice President
● Creative Costumes A 1st Place & State Fair delegate. Art A outstanding, Makeover Space A outstanding

Audra Snyder, Secretary
●  Llama A Champion of Champion winner in Llama showmanship, Champion Llama/Alpaca showmanship, Champion Fiber, 2nd Place Llama Conformation, 3rd Place Costume, 1st Place Obstacle, 1st Place Livestock Judging, 8th Place Showman of Showman intermediate

The first day of class is full of excitement and discoveries at Bluffton Elementary School. Here students are enjoying going back to school in Mrs. Combs' first grade classroom. PHOTO by Jamie Nygaard.

Hello pumpkin spice

Today, Tuesday August 29, is your last chance for a cup of toasted coconut coffee as a seasonal special at Bluffton's Twisted Whisk Cafe. Come Friday, pumpkin spice will be on tap.

Have a holiday or seasonal business update for the Icon? Email [email protected].

On Wednesday, September 6 at noon, the Bluffton Public Library will host the next meeting of the Noon Book Group.

Participants will be discussing All The Old Knives, A Novel by Olen Steinhauer, who is the New York Times bestselling author of The Cairo Affair.

UPDATE: This event takes place from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Nancy Corle-Agner and Phil Gratz (PHOTO) will be playing in the alley next to Roots by Strattons on Wednesday, August 30.

The duo will "weave an adventurous thread of decades-spanning acoustic takes on tunes fun, tragic and mystic." The event includes food by Greenhorn. Bring a lawn chair and a friend to enjoy music in the alley.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls tennis team shut out visiting Fostoria 5-0 Monday evening, August 28.

The Pirates improved to 3-4 with the convincing victory.  

Bluffton won four of the five matches in straight sets.

Pages