The Bluffton University track and field program ended their season this weekend at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field championships held on the campus of Manchester University.
The Beavers finished the day in 7th place on the women’s side with only 10 women and 8th place on the men’s side with 17 men competing. The Beavers also set two new school records on the day.
The Girl Scouts of Western Ohio will offer a six-week flower garden program for girls in kindergarten through grade 5 this summer at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., according to Anna Wildermuth of the Girl Scouts.
The program dates are June 13, 20, 27 and July 11, 18 and 25. Each program takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
This is a story in the continuing series of stories written by BHS art students. The stories involve a story with photos.
Students at Bluffton High School recently painted rain barrels for a decorating contest being sponsored by the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership.
The students will be painting the barrel,s which will be set up so people can sit around them, but they will also be judged. The barrels are going to be shown at Findlay Village Mall from Wednesday, May 1, through Saturday, May 4.
This week The Icon talked with third graders, Neo Walther (Mrs. Kingsley’s class), Justin Bishop (Raeburn), Brooklyn Smallwood (Bogart) and Kaden Basil (Armstrong).
Is fourth grade going to be more difficult than third grade?
Brooklyn: It’s going to be harder. Neo: Harder tests and harder homework. We’ll have three papers to do. Justin: We’ll switch classes. Kaden: It’s a pain to switch that quick. (Switch classes)
Lawn Avenue and Grove Street had close shaves on Mondays. Grinding of those pavements took place in anticipation of the streets being repaved. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Here's a glass negative contact print taken close to what was called "Gratz Crossing," south of Bluffton taken sometime in the early 1900s. The rails are the Western Ohio Railway. Note the poles and wires. The line was electric. The brick house on the far right of the photo stands today. Its location is on North Dixie Highway where the road turns east to cross Interstate 75.
