Bluffton Middle School conducted its rite of eight grade on Jan. 18 - the eighth grade science fair. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
According to Dave Bracy, science teacher, students started working on their projects in September and after a lot of research and testing they presented their projects to the judges on Jan. 18.
Eight students received superior scores and three students received excellent scores. Students receiving a superior score will move on to district competition at Ohio Northern University March 24.
A Memory Garden project at Maple Crest will be built by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. The Memory Garden will be located by the main pond at Maple Crest. It will include a dock, screen house, walkway and reflection area, all surrounded by a beautifully planned garden of trees, shrubs and perennials. Click for details on a Feb. 11 Memory Garden pancake fundraiser.
The Bluffton Icon begins a collaboration today with BlufftonConnection.com of Bluffton University. The venture greatly expands the news, features, photos and videos capabilities for both popular Internet sites.
This collaboration has been in the making for two years, and both online news sources are excited to see it finally coming together.
To assist Icon viewers' navigation of BlufftonConnection.com, a user guide is attached at the bottom of this story.
Peter Suter of Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn, 117 S. Main St., announced that "Oreo White Chocolate" is Shirley's popcorn flavor of the month for February. Store hours are Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shirley's website is shirleyspopcorn.com.
