Drive Time Driving Instruction of Bluffton, announces its next series of classes, according to Doug Kisseberth.

Morning and afternoon classes begin on July 10.

Its offices are in the Bluffton Entrepreneurial Center, 505 E. Jefferson St. Following the July session, classes begin next on Aug. 7. Drive Time Driving Instruction is an Icon advertiser.

With more than 20 years of banking experience, Brad Spitnale joins the Defiance office of Citizens National Bank as the Defiance City President.

Originally from Continental, Spitnale has lived and worked in the Defiance area most of his adult life.

Parents or guardians of children with disabilities in Bluffton Schools are asked to give input on the way the school district will spend Title VI-B Flow-Thru Funds during the 2011-2012 school year.

Parents should contact special education officer Timothy Closson at 419-358-7951.

First Mennonite Church will serve the Community Meal on Thursday, June 16, at 6 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center, according to Steven Yoder, pastor.

The meal will consist of taco salad on rice, sheet cake and fresh fruit. All are welcome to come and enjoy and evening meal for the community.

Sometimes magnets on vehicles reveal more than license plates about vehicle owners. Here's a dog lover the Icon spotted at the hospital.

Laurel Neufeld Weaver, LISW, and Susan Flowers, LCDC 3, have recently joined the staff of the Bluffton office of Lutheran Social Services.

Both are accepting new clients at this time. Appointments may be made by calling 877-343-2187. The Bluffton office is located in English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St.

Services available include:

In July, a woman with Bluffton connections, Julie Hostetler Graber, will travel to Kenya to share her teaching experience with the staff of the Mathare Menno Kids Academy.

The Academy is a nursery through eighth grade school located in Mathare, a poverty-stricken area of Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.

Julie was born while her parents, Don and Joyce Hostetler of Bluffton, were serving as volunteers in neighboring Tanzania. She has developed a lasting interest in the children there. This will be her third visit to Africa as an adult.

When you think of your childhood growing up in Bluffton, what stories stand out in your mind? Friends, teachers, school, etc.