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Vacation Bible School season is almost upon us. Here in the list of VBS in the Icon viewership area:

Ebenezer Mennonite VBS
June 2-7

6:30-9 p.m.
Ages 4 to 6th grade
8905 Columbus Grove Road
Theme: Kingdom Rock
Details: 419-358-8588

Pandora Community VBS
July 7-11
6:30-8:45 p.m.
Ages K-6 (just completed)
Host congregation: Pandora Missionary, 300 Rocket Ridge
Theme: God's Backyard Bible Camp
Details: 419-384-3074

Bluffton's shuffleboard court will be busy this summer. Morris Groman of the local club provided The Icon with the schedule of tournaments. Those follow:

• May 30-31-June 1: Mildred and Clarence Brunn Doubles - open to any doubles team
• June 6-7-8: North American Singles - open to men and women, singles play
• July 11-12-13: Crowe Memorial Doubles - open to any doubles team
• Aug. 15-16-17: Bluffton Doubles - open to any doubles team

The Bluffton Exempted Village Board of Education has set a special board meeting for Thursday, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the Superintendent’s Office to interview middle school principal candidates.

Bluffton High School senior music awards were presented on May 21 during an evening awards program.

Two members of the Bluffton Lions Club were honored recently. The Melvin Jones Fellowships were presented to  Robert Barnett and Gene Long at the May 7 club meeting.

This is the highest award that a Lion can receive and is presented as recognition of humanitarian work done. Barnett recently received recognition as a 50 year member. Long has been a Lion since 1976.

The May Bluffton Lions newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story. Several additional Lion stories are in the newsletter.

The next Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, Sunday buffet is May 26, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest.

The menu includes:
• Country fried steak with gravy
• Baked tilapia with mango salsa
• Mashed potatoes
• Maple glazed baby carrots
• Dinner rolls
• Peach pie
• coffee and iced tea.

The buffet is in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $7.50 per person.

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