Despite the chilly weather, over 220 people showed up at Maple Crest on June 5 for the annual fishing derby.
Travis Kleman, grandson-in-law of Maple Crest's Lucille Bucher, caught the biggest fish this year - a catfish that was 25 1/4 inches and that also snapped his fishing pole!
The littlest fish this year was caught by Karlie Lora, great-granddaughter of Maple Crest's Mary Huffer, at a whopping 3 3/8 inches.
Basil Meyer, volunteer, flips hot dogs during Maple Crest's fishing derby and outdoor barbecue on Monday evening. Watch The Icon for results of the derby.
On Tuesday skywatchers witnessed a rare planetary spectacle, as the planet Venus appeared to cross the face of the sun. If you missed it, you're out of luck. This once-in-a-lifetime event won't happen again until 2117.
The winners of this spring's Bluffton Center for Entrepreneur business plan competition will be announced during the Friday morning, June 8, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
The breakfast meeting is the in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall and is open to the public.
This month's breakfast is provided by Luke's of Bluffton with coffee from Common Grounds.
By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
Mennofolk is returning to Bluffton after several years of absence. It will include three stages of acoustic music over a span of two days according to Wendy Chappell-Dick, director of the event.
"It is definitely an awesome festival," she said. "These bands are really good and I don't know any other venue in northwest Ohio that can pull in bands like this."
Diller Medical, 902 N. Main St., Bluffton has a Fathers' Day special sale on lift chairs, according to Jim Diller.
Between now and Friday, June 22, all lift chairs are 30 percent off. Diller's has chairs in price ranges from $595 to $1,495. The sale price is 30 percent off those prices.
There is a choice of sizes and colors and Diller's has Medicare billing available.
