Posted by Fred Steiner on December 25, 2019 - 1:45pm
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announces the winners of the downtown holiday window contest. Winners are: first, Bluffton Senior Citizens Center; second Faith Investment Services; third, tie between Twisted Whisk Cafe and Studio Silhouette. Watch for photos of all the winning windows. Today the Icon features Faith Investment Services, at 101 N. Main St., in this photo series. Click here to view more photos.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 25, 2019 - 1:35pm
This story updated on Dec. 27.
Bluffton council met on Dec. 23, but with two members absent, was unable to pass several legislation pieces by emergency, to satisfy year-end requirements.
A special meeting is now set for 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 30, to accomplish that, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
The most pressing item is a three-month appropriations resolution covering Jan. 1 to March 30..
He has lots to say about everything good and not-so-good in town
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2019 - 5:19pm
Had an interesting chat with Old Man Bluffton recently in Twisted Whisk.
He's the guy who sort of runs the town, or thinks he does. After all, it is his town.
Years ago he retired to warmer climes, and shows up in Bluffton announced, usually during the holidays to pick up on gossip and peanut brittle at the Senior Center.
He still think Larry Core is village administrator and I’m not about to straighten him out.
As expected, he did most of the talking, but then, when Old Man Bluffton talks, people listen.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2019 - 1:44pm
Eden Nygaard, a Bluffton High School junior, was born on Dec. 25, 2002. Not knowing too many people with a Christmas Day birthday, we were curious how he spends the day. Here’s part of our interview:
Click here to read Ada Icon's interview with Madison Wright, an Ada HS senior, who also has a Dec. 25 birthday.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2019 - 1:43pm
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announces the winners of the downtown holiday window contest. Winners are: first, Bluffton Senior Citizens Center; second Faith Investment Services; third, tie between Twisted Whisk Cafe and Studio Silhouette. Watch for photos of all the winning windows. Today the Icon features Twisted Whisk at 102 S. Main St., in this photo series. Click here to view more photos.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 24, 2019 - 6:06am
Kenneth W. Zuercher, 99, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at Danbury Woods Assisted Living in Wooster.
He was born April 18, 1920, in Pandora, Ohio, the son of Ernest S. and Ida Kiene Zuercher. He married Betty J. VonGunten on Oct. 23, 1943, and celebrated 71 years of marriage. She preceded him in death on Oct. 31, 2014.
Kenneth graduated from Rawson High School in 1938, and from Findlay College in 1942, where he held basketball scoring records at both schools for many years.