We thought Ohio had exclusive rights to the cardinal as the state bird. Indiana must have the same idea. The Icon spotted this bird in a university parking lot.
There are six caches in all. Each has a prize awaiting the first person to find each cache. Three of the prizes are $10 gift certificates from Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn. Three of the prizes are $10 gift certificates from Common Grounds.
The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library group will holds its fall book sale from Sept. 18-24 in conjunction with the library's 75th anniversary. The sale will take place at Bluffton Public Library during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Michael Hoblet won the fifth annual BFR benefit 5K Race on Sept. 4. The 60 race participants traveled through Bluffton including the university and part of the Mennonite Memorial Home property..
Mark Brauen (far right) of Bluffton leads the pack at the start of the BFR Labor Day Weekend 5-K Race. The annual event was Saturday morning. The course, which included runners and walkers, weaved itself through the village, starting and concluding at BFR. Watch The Icon for race results to be posted soon.
What was your BHS graduating class? Did you have both baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies? What do you remember about that?
I'm a member of the BHS Class of 1965. We had both baccalaureate and commencement -- but I don't remember much about either.
Share some memories of the old grade school. What grade were you in when they opened the new building? Do you remember the first day...or at least the first few weeks?
