As this year's graduation fast approaches, the Icon looks to past valedictorians of Bluffton High School to inspire this year's graduates as they set sail on adventures unknown.
Many BHS graduates return to their Bluffton roots; that's what Jed Marquart, valedictorian of the class of 1976, did. After studying at Ohio Northern University, and moving down to Dayton to work for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, he got a job at ONU and moved back.
Jed Marquart is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU.
Benefits of Massage Therapy presented by Kelly Griffin and Becky McIntosh of Beyond MedSpa, Blanchard Valley Health System, is at 6 p.m. onThursday, May 16, on the lower level of the library.
Please call or stop by the library to register by May 11.
This program is part of a Health Education Series presented by Blanchard Valley Health System's Speakers' Bureau and hosted by Bluffton Public Library.
Sophia Smucker, a Bluffton High School junior, is the Icon artist of the month.
She says, "I have taken Art 1, Design 1, and Design 2. After high school I plan to go to Goshen college and extend my career from there.
"This project was one of my favorites as it was to turn someone into a flat painting. There is no editing; it is just a simple picture of my friend who let me paint her. She was walking art."
Vickie Garmon is the Bluffton High School art teacher.
Interstate 75 will be restricted to one lane in the following locations today, May 8, for guardrail and cable rail barrier repair. Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 roadway services department.
• Interstate 75 southbound near McClain Road, south of Lima
• Interstate 75 northbound near Bentley Road, Bluffton
The Icon received over 50 entries in our "Write a caption for this photo" contest.
The photo was taken at the First National Bank's 100th anniversary celebration. In the photo are two former Bluffton mayors and the current mayor, from left, Fred Rodabaugh, Richard Johnson and Roger Edwards.
Mike Hight of Bluffton is the caption-writing winner with this entry: "You wouldn’t believe us if we told you."
