What did you wear to your high school prom? What was the theme? Who was your date?

The junior-senior prom tradition continues at Bluffton High School this weekend. The tradition is a long-standing one, going back to the 1930s, when it when by the name of the junior-senior banquet.

By Mallory Kemper, sports information intern

The Bluffton University baseball team swept its third Heartland Conference rival of the season with a convincing 19-5 drubbing of Defiance College on a surprisingly warm, Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

On April 25 Bluffton council received a copy of the Allen Economic Development Group's (AEDG) year end report of activities for 2010.

Jeff Sprague of Bluffton, vice president of AEDG, presented the report to council. AEDG is an Icon advertiser.

The entire report is available to Icon viewers. It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

April showers bring May flowers, but this is ridiculous. April showers have already resulted in 5.21 inches of rain.

From April 18 to April 25 the Pandora-Bluffton area has experience 3.48 inches of rain, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

And, of the first 25 days of April, 19 of those are in the precipitation column.

Here's the seven-day weather summary:

Kirtland's Auto Sales announces a new manager's special, according to Jim Kinn. It is a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 with only 37,244 miles and is listed at $10,495.

Additional information is available on the printer-friendly pdf attachment at the bottom of this story. Viewers may also click on the Kirtland website for details.

Get the rod and reel ready

The trout are back! On April 26 Buckeye Quarry was stocked with enough trout to last until Labor Day. The Bluffton Sportsmen's Club stocked the quarry as a preparation for the May 1 trout derby.

Bluffton University recognized many of its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 26.

Introduced as distinguished scholars in their respective academic areas were 33 seniors. Sarah Diller of Bluffton was honored as the outstanding performer in both theatre and music, and Janice Graham of Gomer, Ohio, accepted the Distinguished Scholar in Sport Management award for her son Jacob, who died in an auto accident in March.

Bluffton Public Library is looking for Volunteens (teen volunteers) between the ages of 12 and 18 for the Summer Reading Club, "One World Many Stories," beginning June 6.

The club is designed to keep children reading and learning throughout the summer months. Volunteens assist children with registering for the club, turning in the hours they read for prizes and with weekly programs.

Mennonite Memorial Home now has openings in short- and long-term nursing care, dementia and Alzheimer care, rehabilitative care and in its assisted living apartments.

For information call 419-385-1015 or visit www.mmhliving.org.

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