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Forgotten Bluffton: What's the story of the bell in front of the middle school?

It called Bluffton students to school from 1884 to 1954
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 27, 2020 - 2:15pm

What’s the story of the bell located near the entrance of the middle school?

A close examination of it reveals it was made at the Buckeye Bell Foundry in 1884 by the firm of Vanduzen and Tift of Cincinnati.

It was originally housed in the belfry of an 1875-constructed three-story Victorian school building on Jackson Street. The doors to that building faced Church Street, just as the elementary building doors to today. (see photos below)

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Anna Ruth Reichenbach was active in many community organizations

Partner in Reistman's store, worked at the library, managed hospital gift shop
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2020 - 2:14pm

Anna Ruth Reichenbach, 95, died Sept. 24, 2020, at Lima Memorial Health System. Anna Ruth was born April 27, 1925, in rural Pandora to the late Albert and Pauline (Zimmerly) Lehman.  On April 16, 1949, she married Dale Reichenbach who preceded her in death on March 11, 2005. 

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It's a special Saturday in downtown Bluffton

Cars and coffee, farmers market and Discovery Day with 12 businesses supplying prizes
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2020 - 1:30pm

A fall-themed Discovery Day with prize drawings and a business decorating contest will be hosted by Bluffton merchants on Saturday, Sept. 26.

It also hosts a Saturday morning Cars & Coffee gathering and farmers market.

Nearby, Suter’s Produce has opened their seasonal corn maze, hayride shuttle service to sunflower and pumpkin patches, and cider press shop.

“Bluffton isn’t hosting the annual fall fest this year, but there are fun opportunities in and near the village,” said Paula Scott, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce CEO.

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History in the making

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2020 - 1:13pm

It’s not a barn raising, but it is a serious barn renovation project. Volunteers from the Swiss Historical Society are restoring the barn on the Schumacher homestead. Seth Bixel, Jeff Althaus and others are replacing timber and will eventually move the barn banks east and west, where they were originally located. The current south bank was added in the 1880s and will be removed. In this photo Seth Bixel points to a stone showing the year 1854, when this barn was built.

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Bluffton shuts out Ottawa Hills at home 2-0

Meeting between Division III 2nd and 5th state ranked teams
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2020 - 1:05pm

Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Rae Staton
 BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team blanked Ottawa Hills 2-0 in a much-awaited showdown between the two top-ranked Div. III teams in the northwest region Thursday night at Steinmetz Field. 

Prior to the contest, Bluffton was ranked number 2 in Division III in the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association poll. Ottawa Hills was ranked 5th.

The unbeaten Pirates improved to 9-0-1 overall with the big victory. The Green Bears fell to 4-3-1 after the defeat.

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This week's job openings on the Icons

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2020 - 11:27am

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing postions available should contact [email protected].

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