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Former Bluffton Nationwide Insurance agent, Bruce Shelly, dies in Florida

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2014 - 11:23am

Former Bluffton insurance agent, Bruce G. Shelly, 81 of Temple Terrace, Fla., died June 25, 2014. He was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, to Wilmer and Emma Shelly on Feb. 16, 1933.

Mr. Shelly graduated from high school in Boyertown, Pa., and graduated in Business Administration from Bluffton College.

After serving the U.S. Army Signal Corp as a cryptographer in Okinawa, he married his wife, Marilyn, on Aug. 30, 1957 in Gomer, Ohio. He was a Nationwide insurance agent in Bluffton for 31 years, earning membership into the Nationwide President’s Club.

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Obituaries
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Recognize this church?

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2014 - 7:11pm

We're not in Bluffton anymore. The Icon took a trip east to Jenera recently. Here's a view of the large Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Jenera.

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New Troyer cheese sale at The Dough Hook

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2014 - 5:50pm

Here's The Dough Hook's Troyer cheese sale details going on now:

• Smoked Swiss, $5.99 a pound
• Smoked cheddar, $5.99 a pound
• Provolone cheese, $4.99 a pound

The Dough Hook is at 117 N. Main St., Bluffton
419-369-4264

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Business
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Bluffton host to two-day school crises seminar

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2014 - 5:33pm

Managing school crises was the theme of a two-day seminar held in the Bluffton town hall earlier this week.

The seminar was made possible from support of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties.

The Critical Incident Stress Management Team of Allen County hosted the seminar.

Titled “Organizing School and Educational Setting Crisis Response Information,” those attending were professionals in a five-county area.

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Regional news
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Richard and Marylin Basinger celebrate golden wedding anniversary

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2014 - 5:20pm

Richard and Marylin Basinger will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 5, 2014.  They were married on July 5, 1964, at the First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio by the Rev. Jacob T. Friesen.

Parents of the couple are the late Amber and Edna Basinger and the late Donald Dillman.  Marylin's mother, Treva Dillman Suter resides in Bluffton at the Mennonite Memorial Home.

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People
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Mustard Seed Cafe fence enhances quaint vintage charm; here's this weekend's specials

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2014 - 5:15pm

You may have noticed that Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, now has a fence that encloses its patio areas.

his is part of a state requirement in order to serve wine and beer in an outdoor setting. The fence also enhances the quaint vintage charm of the train depot location.

The café now offers light fare that goes nicely with the new wine and beer selections. “Red and White Slates” consist of cheese, breads, meats, olives or fresh fruit served on a tile, paired with red or white wine.

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