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Bring your lawn chairs downtown on Saturday. There will be two concerts on the lawn at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

The first, at 9:30 a.m., features Presbyterian musicians. The second, at noon features two Bluffton HS grads, Jesse Henry and Bradley Wright.

9:30 a.m. concert
Feature performers include Jayne McGarrity, piano; Dave Sycks, trumpet; Linda Sycks, oboe; Jerry Szabo, oboe; Julia Szabo, voice; and Dave Good, keyboards.

The Bluffton Community Preschool program year begins Wednesday, Sept. 9, Shelly Matijevich, director, told The Icon. 

There are still some openings available for new students. 

Children must be 3 on or before Aug. 1. Classroom sessions are Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday.

Both morning (8:05 to 10:45 a.m.) and afternoon (12:05 to 2:45 p.m.) class sessions are available.

A third day, Friday morning is potentially an option as well. A sibling discount is available.

Rest break at the pool is a great time for all swimmers 18 and older to get wet. Here's a swimmer taking advantage of moment at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

This photo make senses with Icon viewers who walked Main Street Bluffton in 1970. Anyone younger than this may not believe this view is actually Bluffton.

Dick Boehr took this photo on Dec. 26, 1970. He stood on the Prebsyterian Church lawn, aimed his camera at Citizens National Bank and snapped the shutter.

Make hay when the sun shines. Bob Badertcher takes advantage of a little break in the weather and mows one of the diamonds at the village park.

An Icon viewer confirmed rumors floating around that fresh-water sharks have, in fact, entered the Riley Creek stream system.

Earlier this week, the Icon obtained this photo sent by Tricia Burkholder from her cell phone with the proof.

"I spotted this on my way home from my mom's house. As we drove across the bridge by Buckeye Lake, we spotted a shark swimming in the Riley Creek," she informed the Icon.

Several unconfirmed sightings of large creatures with fins in the Riley have, up to this point, been poo-pooed.

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