BFR will run the popular Stick to It Membership Special through the month of November. Participants will purchase a one-month membership for $30 and receive a second month membership for free if they complete 12 workouts at the building.
Anyone over the age of 14 years is eligible for this membership special. For more information, contact BFR at 419-358-4150.
The Blanchard Valley Health Foundation now offers an opportunity for training and development to area junior golfers through the new Julie Cole Golf Fund. The fund was created with a portion of the proceeds from the 2010 Julie Cole Charity Golf Classic held June 7.
The Julie Cole Golf Fund offers junior golfers in Hancock County the opportunity to participate in a summer camp at the Dana Rader Golf School in Charlotte, N.C.
The Icon viewers have spoken. The 2011 Bluffton Sportsmen's Club tagged trout number one will be called "Grand Shannon." The name was chosen when the club invited The Icon to run a viewers' poll.
Three names were voted on by viewers. Nearly 50 viewers participated in the poll. The winner, Grand Shannon, captured 71 percent of the votes. Second was Shannon at the Rileys, with 22 percent. Third was Shannon of Old, with 7 percent.
The Icon wishes to thank the Sportsmen's Club to allow us to provide a poll where residents could assist in naming the tagged trout.
The Bluffton Lions Club have a busy November. At the club's Tuesday, Nov. 2, meeting, Jerry Suter of Suter's Produce is the speaker. The meeting is at 11:50 a.m., at Maple Crest.
On Saturday, Nov. 6, club members will volunteer for landscaping and clean up of the Bluffton Public Library lawn.
Lynn Ritter is the speaker at the Tuesday, Nov. 16, meeting. Lynn is from the Alzheimer's Association and will talk on "Understanding Dementia." The meeting is at 11:50 a.m. at Maple Crest.
First National Bank of Pandora announced that it has been awarded a 5-Star ("Superior") Rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., an independent bank rating company. Bauer's 5-Star Rating, their highest performance ranking, represents an independent, unbiased analysis of a financial institution's safety and soundness position. Bauer has been analyzing and reporting the financial condition of the nation's banking industry since 1983.
A duck very rare to Ohio was spotted at the Buckeye on Oct. 26 and has apparently remained near the quarry this week. The bird is a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, according to Linda Houshower, who has been watching the bird.
This duck has only been seen in the state four or five times. It lives in Texas, Florida and Louisiana.
Linda says that it's very cooperative and fun to see with its bright red bill, it can't be missed. Birdwatchers from across Ohio are coming to see it.
