Dancers' Elite dance studio, operated by Deb Garlock, will hold an open house from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the studio located at 9364 N. Dixie Highway, Bluffton.
Garlock said that classes start on Sept. 13. This year classes will be offered in ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, toddler movement and adult. Persons wanting more information may contact Garlock at 419-358-0900.
She said that persons who sign up for classes who mention that they read the open house article in The Icon receive 10 percent off their first month's tuition.
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office announced it will join other law enforcement agencies throughout the country in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving this Aug. 20-Sept. 6, known by its tagline, Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.
Lt. John Clevidence said that Hancock officers will arrest everyone found "going over the limit."
The Icon has a printer-friendly Bluffton School District calendar for the 2010-11 school year available. Click here to obtain it. You may also go to The Icon "Forms" page to view it. On the "Forms" page you will find several other back-to-school pieces to download. The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 30.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association community meals continue in August at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. The next meal is Thursday, Aug. 19, catered by Emmanuel United Church of Christ.The meals are free and open to the public and begin at 6 p.m. Donations are accepted. Those donations support the Bluffton Food Pantry.
Bluffton University offers "a great education at a great price among regional colleges" in the Midwest, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The 2011 edition of the magazine's Best Colleges guidebook ranks Bluffton in the top 10 of the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category, and in the top tier-placing 20th among 95 institutions-of the "Best Regional Colleges" listing.
Josiah Bergstrand, one-year-old son of Sarah and Benji Bergstrand, seems to be enjoying his plastic fork (or is it a spoon). The Icon captured this pose during the Music on the Lawn Sunday evening at the Mennonite Memorial Home. You may also check out the Bergstrands when you watch The Icon You Tube video of the event.
