Thanks to Kevin Cluts for alerting The Icon to this photo of the day. Kevin spotted this female duck in the Spring Street mulch pile and called The Icon. Check the photo for a close up. We only hope there is no nest involved, but we wonder.
Trains are running on time on the Bluffton Western Terminal Railroad. Dr. B.W. Travis handles the Union Pacific City of San Francisco. The Travel O gauge model railroad was a Bluffton from the late 1940s to late 1970s.
By Ryan Schadewald
Tuesday, April 10 was a tough weather day for the track and field athletes of Bluffton and Pandora-Gilboa High Schools. Temperatures that hovered around 40 degrees with 15 mile per hour winds made the going tough for both sides at the Bluffton University track, where the Pirates were able to earn victories on both the boy's and girl's side.
Leading the Pirates on the girl's side on the track was Hannah Chappell-Dick, Jill Steinmeitz, and Delaney Reinecke, with all of them winning two events.
The Bluffton University Gospel Choir will give a concert Sunday, April 15, at 6 p.m. at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road.
The 60-member choir not only involves Bluffton Univesity students but others from the community. Dr. Crystal Sellers, a member of the university music faculty, directs the choir.
The Children's Choirs of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, will present "The Amazing Grace Race," on Sunday, April 22, at 11 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. Both performances are at the church, 15988 Road 4, Pandora.
The musical involves 70 children from the Bluffton/Pandora area from age 4 to grade 5. The musical tells the story of runners Annie, Riley, Jake, Bella, Claire, and Spud as they follow the direction of their coach and run the "Race of Life."
"The First Five" (Theta Alpha Phi), a musical theatre group, will entertain throughout The Inn at Ohio Northern Univeristy's Food and Wine Pairing event on Thursday, April 26.
Participants will enjoy a variety of selections including jazz, pop and Broadway musical. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is $45 per person. A portion of proceeds will benefit the group's charitable cause.
A selection of outstanding foods and wines will be presented. Wines that are featured throughout the evening will be available for sale immediately following the event.
