David Voth: “Our concepts providing victims’ right will be defined in House Bill 610.”
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on April 22, 2020 - 6:00am
State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) recently announced the introduction of the HB 610, the Ohio Crime Victim Bill of Rights. The Ohio Crime Victim Bill of Rights statutorily implements the enhanced rights of crime victims contained in the “Marsy’s Law” Crime Victims Amendment to the Ohio Constitution, which Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved in November, 2017.
May and June dinner meetings and community meals are cancelled
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2020 - 3:00pm
Like many Bluffton organizations, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center has put on hold most of its programming this spring.
Bluffton Senior Citizens Center has cancelled its dinner meeting in May and June, according to Tonya Meyer, Center director, and also cancelled its community dinners in May and June.
She added that Center-sponsored trips need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Although these stats are one week old, Allen County is at only 53 percent counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. In the village of Bluffton response is at 62 percent.
In 2020 you can self-respond one of three ways:
• Online at www.my2020census.gov
• By phone at 844-330-2020
• By returning the census form by mail.
Persons who do not fill out the questionnaire on line will receive a paper questionnaire in the mail in a few weeks.
This was the scene from overhead Steinmetz Field and Harmon Field last night during the lights on for Bluffton HS seniors. Stadiums across Ohio and all Northwest Conference stadiums had lights turned on for 20 minutes and 20 seconds at 8:20 p.m. on April 20. (Photo from Bluffton HS)
Lifelong Bluffton resident now lives at Hilty Home
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2020 - 1:18pm
Naomi Basinger blew out 101 candles on her birthday on April 16. The lifelong Bluffton resident now lives at Hilty Home, Pandora.
Here's a photo from a short vido clip of her blowing a kiss to Icon viewers.
Naomi was born April 16, 1919, in Lafayette, to Harry E. and Chloe (Williams) Shrider. She married Orville Basinger on July 13, 1940. Orville died on Jan. 25, 1998. Naomi had worked at Westinghouse, Lima, and retired from Triplett.
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2020 - 11:33am
More than 770 masks!
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio experienced a tremendous response from the public in their request for homemade masks, according to Chris Moser. Here's a photo of some of the masks received.
The request for masks was in a letter to the Icon from Moser.
To the many people who helped make more than 770 handmade cloth masks for staff and residents of MHCO.
"Thank you for your amazing work! We have some masks reserved for the next weeks and at this time do not need any more," said Moser.