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New hours in December fo county health department

2,851 covid-19 cases in Allen County reported in November
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2020 - 1:18pm

Due to the COVID-19 response, Allen County Public Health will be closed to the public from 8 a.m. – noon, Monday through Friday.

These hours will be in effect through the month of December. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, the ACPH offices will be open 8 a.m. –  noon for birth and death certificates. 

As of Nov. 30, Allen County has had 5,406 newly-reported cases of COVID-19 during the pandemic.

Over half of those new cases (2,851) have been in just the month of November.

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Christmas scene from the movies

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2020 - 12:59pm

You'll see this tree in the Shannon Theatre lobby. Stockings of each of the employees of Shirley's and the theatre hang on the walls of the lobby.  This photo is part of our downtown holiday window shopping walk.

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Senior center postpones 50th anniversary celebration

Fudge and fruitcake still available at the center
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2020 - 3:44pm

Check the December newsletter attached below this story -
Several holiday-related events will unfortunately not take place this year at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., according to Tonya Meyer, director.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling the party we had planned in December for our 50th anniversary, Christmas and annual meeting,” she told The Icon.

Plans are underway for a 50th anniversary celebration later.

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Need a book buddy?

The library has one for preschoolers through third graders starting today
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2020 - 3:23pm

Adopt a winter book buddy program begins today at the Bluffton Public Library.

Here's how it works. Children in preschool through third grade should ask an adult in the family to sign them up. Hurry - it's all while supplies last.

Each book buddy participant receives a:
• Book buddy stuffed animal
• Adoption certificate
• Reading log
• Other surprises.

Parents and caregivers can schedule a Curbside Pickup time to collect the winter book buddy.

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Bluffton Public Library
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All I want for Christmas is what's in the window

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2020 - 3:13pm

The Icon embarks on its annual evening window shopping walk up and down Main Street Bluffton. Our our window is at Bike Crazy, 127 N. Main St., where you will find a bike for anyone on your list.

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Jane (Badertscher) Walter was born in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2020 - 2:58pm

Jane M. Walter, 81, of Baltimore, Ohio, died at Fairfield Medical Center on Nov. 13, 2020. Jane was born to the late Ralph and Leota (Wilkins) Badertscher on May 11, 1939, in Bluffton, Ohio.

Jane was retired from the Fairfield Medical Center, where she an X-Ray technician.  Jane was a  member of Grace United Church of Christ in Lancaster, and recently at Trinity United Church of Christ in Baltimore. She also sang in the choir at Broad Street Presbyterian, where she met Jim, and at Grace UCC. 

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Obituaries
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