First Mennonite Church's BlauRock Cafe will present an evening of celebrating a vision of world peace expressed in music, prose, poetry, and the words of the Martin Luther King Jr.The event is at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 17, in Fellowship Hall in the church.

The evening includes coffeehouse-style entertainment. Amy Lehman Mikesell, Hassan Mosoka and Shahad Aldoori offer reports of conflict and hope from various parts of the world.Musical performers include Matthew Keeler, Jeff and Marlyce Gundy, Tamara Al-Sammarraie, and One in a Number, The Bluffton Women's Choir.

Due to the holiday Monday, the Women's Entrepreneurial Network meeting scheduled at Jeanne's Kitchen on Jan. 17 is canceled. The next meeting is Feb. 21. For more information about WEN contact Linda Everhardt-Kardux at [email protected].

Somewhere among Icon viewers there's a person who can explain this plate. The Icon spotted it on Main Street.

A blue bird in Bluffton...in a manner of speaking. The Icon spotted this license plate from Missouri over Christmas on Main Street. Check out the bird on the bottom of the plate.

The Bluffton Athletic Boosters recently purchased a software tool called ImPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing). ImPACT is a computerized exam utilized in many professional, collegiate, and high school sports programs across the country to successfully diagnose and manage concussions.

If an athlete is believed to have suffered a head injury during competitions, ImPACT is used to help determine the severity of head injury and when the injury has fully healed.

The Bluffton Lions Club will meet at 11:50 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Maple Crest. Sam Diller is the guest speaker. He will talk about being a small town lawyer.

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