Bluffton residents are invite you to attend the Collegiate Employ-Net Job Fair on March 26 in Toledo, according to Kathy Dickson. "Find full-time, part-time, internship, co-op and seasonal candidates. Connect with college students and alumni from 17 colleges and universities. Connect to hundreds of majors," she said.
The event is from 10 a.m until 2 p.m., with set-up from 9-9:30 a.m.. It will be held at the Student Health and Activities Center at Owens Community College. The registration cost is $125. To register, please visit collegecentral.com/employ-net.
By Darrell Groman
Bluffton Cub Scout Pack 256 held its Blue and Gold Banquet on Feb. 7 at the Ebenezer Mennonite Church. Twenty-five cub scouts and 10 leaders, along with their families and friends attend the banquet, held annually nearest BSA's founding date of Feb. 8, 1910. Highlighting this event was the celebration of Scouting's centennial.
Keynote speaker was Jerome Gray of the Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center in Findlay. Gray invited the cub scouts to visit the library.
Note: We couldn't afford to send our Icon intern to the winter Olympics, but he did file this column on one of his favorite sports: hockey.
ByAustin Arnold
If there is one positive thing that can be drawn from the recent winter weather the area has received, it might have helped some of us get in the mood for the winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Note: Each Bluffton University student must fulfill a cross-cultural requirement before graduation. Most students fulfill this requirement by going on a cross-cultural experience while others complete the requirement by taking foreign language classes.
While Bluffton offers many three week cross-cultural experiences each spring some students decide to further stretch themselves by spending a semester abroad. Senior Jill Schlabach (West Liberty, Ohio) and junior Hanna Mattingly (Hartville, Ohio) traveled to Uganda in the fall through an organization called Best Semester.
They almost resembles tire tracks. But, these tracks are not human creations. Some sort of furry little animal took a hike in the snow along Riley Creek behind Kibler Street to form these tracks in such an interesting pattern. To view previous feature photos click here for the Icon photo gallery.
We can't translate the initials, but we do know this plate belongs to a proud Eagle Boy Scout from Hancock County. The plate was spotted in the Bluffton University parking lot.
Jim and Jodi Mohney, Midwest directors of Living Water International, will speak at English Lutheran Church at 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21.
They will show a video and discuss the world-wide need for clean water. They will also explain the efforts of Living Water International with pump repair, drilling wells and hygiene in many Third World countries and especially Haiti.
