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Bentley Road path extension dedication Sept. 23

Bluffton's pedestrian pathway grew one-quarter mile this summer
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2019 - 3:02pm

There’s a new pedestrian and bike path extension in Bluffton.

It parallels Bentley Road on the west side for one-quarter mile from Augsburger Road to Riley Creek Village at the intersection of Richland Drive.

Its dedication and ribbon cutting is at 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair of the Bluffton pathway committee. The dedication, open to the public, will take place near the Riley Village entrance of Bentley Road.

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Sam's Lunch, Bluffton, 1940

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2019 - 11:52am

This is Stepleton's pool hall, or Sam's Lunch, on North Main Street, Bluffton. On the left is Denver "Demps" Augsburger. On the right is Sam Stepleton, proprietor.

The photo was taken Sept. 10, 1940. Denver Augsburger eventually was a parter in the business as it was known later as Charlie and Demps and later, Demps and Stoney. It eventually became Stoney's and was located near the location of Luke's Bar and Grill.

Note the token, inserted on the bottom left, for Sam's Lunch, Bluffton, Ohio. This token was spotted recently on e-Bay.

 

 

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Historical Bluffton
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JEP - MD

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2019 - 11:10am

JEP - MD is an Ohio State fan. The Icon saw this Hardin County plate on the ONU campus on a white Cadillac.

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Regional news
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Remembering Geneva Shetler

Always a curious and avid learner
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 15, 2019 - 8:55pm

Geneva Shetler died Sept. 13, 2019. The following column is provided by her family. To read her obituary, click here.

Geneva Shetler was born Geneva May Stamm on July 8, 1919, to Gustav and Priscilla (Stuckey) Stamm on a farm near Archbold, Ohio. 

She was the 6th of 10 children and Geneva worked with her brothers and sisters helping take care of the younger children, raising the animals, working in the garden and truck patch, and putting up produce. 

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Iconoclast View
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Geneva Shetler was a retired Bluffton elementary teacher

Visitation and memorial luncheon Sept. 17 at First Mennonite
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 15, 2019 - 8:46pm

Retired Bluffton elementary teacher, Geneva Shetler, 100, died surrounded by family on Sept. 13, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. 

CLICK HERE for a column "Remembering Geneva Shetler."

Geneva was born on a farm near Archbold, Ohio, and graduated from Archbold High School in 1936. She attended Goshen College, Indiana, where she met her husband-to-be, Luther Shetler.  They were married on Dec. 22, 1940.

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Obituaries
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Exploring Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 15, 2019 - 8:16pm

Paula Scott, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce CEO, announced during Friday's chamber breakfast that a new Explore Bluffton visitors' guide is in the works. Scott shared a working cover of the new guide. The chamber is in the advertising soliciation stage of the guide, which should be available this winter.

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