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Larry Diller's last field trip

Posted by Staff on June 18, 2022 - 6:00am

In late May, Mr. Armstrong’s and Mrs. Raeburn's third grade classes at Bluffton Elementary School were taken to Sauder Village in Archbold by bus driver Larry Diller.

This was Diller's very last field trip assignment. He has now retired from bus driving, after 12 years of service to the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools district.

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Juneteenth now a federal holiday

Posted by Paula Scott on June 17, 2022 - 8:25am

On Monday, June 20, you might be surprised to find that many public offices–and the Bluffton Public Library–are closed for Juneteenth. This is a new federal holiday, created on June 17, 2021.

The name is short for “June Nineteenth,” the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure the freeing of enslaved people. In 1979, Texas made Juneteenth an official holiday, becoming the first state to do so.

Looking for ways to explore and celebrate Juneteenth? Here are some events in our region and nearby:

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Events
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Bluffton Farmers Market is growing

Posted by Paula Scott on June 17, 2022 - 6:32am

The Bluffton Farmers Market is off to a good start this season, growing along with the produce, plants and cottage foods sold by vendors, seen here on June 11. The market is open from 8:30 a.m.-noon on Saturdays through October.

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Youth soccer registration for fall 2022 is open

Posted by Paula Scott on June 17, 2022 - 6:15am

The Bluffton Soccer Club registration is now open for the Fall 2022 season. Players with birth years 2008-2016 may register for participation with the youth soccer club.

Register at www.blufftonsoccer.com

The deadline to register players is July 14, 2022.

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Sports
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Bluffton Council minutes for May 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on June 17, 2022 - 6:00am

For the most concise report of the Village of Bluffton council proceedings, the Icon is providing links to PDF documents of the approved minutes which contain

  • Council member motions (requests) for village action with descriptions
  • Votes of council members
  • Whether the motion was approved

These documents will be updated on a monthly basis.

May 23, 2022 Regular Meeting

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Public Meetings
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Letter: American Legion response to Memorial Day editorial

Posted by Staff on June 17, 2022 - 5:44am

Editor,

This is our Bluffton American Legion Post 382 response to the June 3, 2022, Iconoclast View:

This year we asked a Veteran to speak and verbally gave him our guidelines. Some may agree with his ideas, and some may disagree. Either way the speech was not appropriate for Memorial Day. Memorial Day is to honor our fallen comrades. We will in the future give written guidelines so this does not happen again. We have had excellent speakers and will continue to strive in the future to honor the fallen on Memorial Day.

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