During Melissa Florer-Bixler’s Keeney Peace Lecture at Bluffton University, the pastor and author addressed what she described as some of the most pressing concerns for society today: third way politics, cancel culture and polarization.
As an enthusiastic if fairly timid cyclist, I was interested to find a list of bicycle safety safety tips in the Icon’s inbox from the Allen County Health Department. With my “step through” ladies’ frame and wicker basket, I probably resemble Miss Gulch from the Wizard of Oz, minus the bright-eyed terrier captive. In a town the size of Bluffton, a bike is a great transportation option. In the days of $4/gallon gas, it’s looking even better.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host a member breakfast on Friday, March 11. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall, 154 N. Main.
Eikenbary Landscape is the breakfast sponsor; Greenhorn is the breakfast provider.
You'll find a display of storytime related books and free rainbow craft kits (construction paper-cotton balls)--and Bernie the bear--in the children's section of the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main.
Cory-Rawson Local School District is accepting open enrollment applications for the 2022-2023 school year until April 29.
Applications can be completed online at the school website at www.cory-rawson.org (Student Enrollment button). Applications can also be picked up at any school office.
Parents of students already attending Cory-Rawson School District through open enrollment must reapply each year.
For more information please call the superintendent’s office at 419-963-3415, option 3.
The Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St., is holding a Baked Spaghetti Dinner Youth Fundraiser from 5:00- 7:00 p.m.on March 23, 2022.
The event is curbside pickup only with all tickets sold in advance. Call 419-358-8921 for more information.
