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Had an interesting chat with Old Man Bluffton

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.

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Eden Nygaard blows out his birthday candles on Dec. 25

He knows all about Christmas birthdays
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.

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People
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Twisted Whisk winning window

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.

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Kenneth Zuercher was born in Pandora

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.

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Obituaries
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2014 video is all about the Ream display

Maggie Fett created in as a BHS junior
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 23, 2019 - 2:43pm

The Icon posts the video again as a
reminder of how the Blaze of
Lights came to be.

When Bob and Sue Fett's daughter, Maggie, was a Bluffton High School junior she created a four-minute video featuring the Bluffton Blaze of Lights as a multi-media project.

The video was part of a Univerity of Findlay college credit class taught by Jamie Erford at BHS.

"The project focused on small-town nostalgia," said Maggie. "I thought the Blaze would be a great idea for this project."

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Icon announces area Christmas Eve services

Posted by LizGH on December 23, 2019 - 2:00pm

Here are Bluffton area church services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For churches not listed, send information to: [email protected].

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Worship
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