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Nine decades of service: A Lions Club of doers

Posted by Staff on March 8, 2024 - 6:00am

Above) Dignitaries Ken and Kitty Keller congratulate Bluffton Lions on the 90th anniversary of their charter. Additional photos follow this article.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Lions Club celebrated the 90th anniversary of its charter with a banquet and program on March 5 providing both a history of the club and an international context for its future work.

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Save the date: PTO Family Science Night, April 5

Posted by Staff on March 7, 2024 - 10:04am

The Bluffton PTO (Parent Teachers Organization) will host a night of hands on science fun for the whole family on Friday, April 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

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New OSU Extension online food business course

Posted by Staff on March 7, 2024 - 7:01am

From Ohio State University Extension

Are you a baker ready to sell your home-baked goods? Are you a farmer looking for value-added opportunities for crops you’ve grown or livestock you've raised?

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Business
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COLORING PAGE In the path of totality... Bluffton, Ohio

Posted by Paula Scott on March 7, 2024 - 6:54am

Here comes the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Who will you share the excitement with? Stay tuned for more Icon news & information about viewing and preparing for this phenomenal event. Eclipse coloring page printable PDF.

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50 years of Et Cetera Inc. celebrated throughout 2024

Posted by Staff on March 7, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

This weekend, Et Cetera Inc., the parent organization of Book Reviews, Et Cetera Thrift Shop, and supporter of Bluffton Ten Thousand Villages, is hosting one of several 50th anniversary celebrations. At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, the non-profit will present “Celebrating Fifty Years of Fashion” at the Bluffton Middle school Cafetorium.

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LETTER Soil erosion rates and the cover crop option

Posted by Staff on March 7, 2024 - 6:00am

By Matt Burkholder
The Nature Conservancy 
Farmer Advocate for Conservation Coordinator 
[email protected]

Does Riley creek have to turn brown after a rainfall event?

The short answer is no. But why does it turn brown? Most farm field’s drain into lakes and streams in our community. Unfortunately last fall many farm fields were tilled bare, exposing soil to erosion. Often a fall tillage pass is done to break up the soil and reduce compaction caused by heavy machinery.  Heavy machinery will always make some compaction. The last two fall seasons were very dry; as a result I would argue there wasn’t as much compaction made as farmers think. After a tillage pass is made rain water does infiltrate into the soil quickly. Soon after that the topsoil crusts over and water infiltration begins to decline, resulting in the need for another tillage pass. As farmers and landowners it is our responsibility to reduce erosion. The annual rate of soil erosion in Ohio is approximately 2.7 tons. That is not acceptable and it doesn’t have to be this way. 

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