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MHCO sells Friend Court property in Pandora

Pandora Contracting considering building duplex/condominium type community
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 15, 2020 - 3:30pm

In early July, the sale of property on Friend Court in Pandora from the Hilty Home to Pandora Contracting was completed. 

A part of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) since 2012, Hilty Home is a senior living community that includes Independent living villas, assisted living apartments, and a skilled nursing facility. 

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Good place to cool off

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 15, 2020 - 3:01pm

It looks like a window of water. It's actually the mushroom at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. This photo series is a tale of two pools. The next photo shows another pool mushroom – at the Ada pool, as kids in both community discover the secret of being cool. (These two photos are on both Icon homepages today.)

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Special massage offer at Spectrum Salon

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 15, 2020 - 11:09am

Spectrum Salon, 422 N. Main St., Bluffton, announces a special massage offer this month, according to Mandy Kinn, owner.

• New massage guests special – 1 hour is $61 plus tax
• Ongoing massage guests receive hot stones as an add-on free of charge, when mentioning you saw this in Bluffton Icon.

Call for an appointment - 419-358-0556.

 

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So, you think you know Bluffton - answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 15, 2020 - 6:57am

So, you think you know Bluffton. The location of the portion of the building shown above is at the Bluffton elementary school. The photo below points to the location.

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There's a new website in town

Bluffton schools launched the site earlier this month
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2020 - 4:26pm

There’s a new website in Bluffton and, while it’s still a work in progress, it’s impressive. It’s also very user friendly and easy to use on a cell phone.

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools launched its new website two weeks ago, Greg Denecker, superintendent, told The Icon.

The new sites link is www.blufftonschools.org

Created by Schoolpointe, based in Columbus, the firm has created websites for nearly 2,500 school districts in 39 states.

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How did the Riley get its name?

Ask Darrell Groman; July 17 marks the bicentennial of its naming
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 14, 2020 - 3:34pm

A stream that passes through Bluffton celebrates a bicentennial of its name on Friday.  Darrell Groman provides the Icon with information about how the creek was named. He also provides lots of details of its namesake.

The Bicentennial of the Naming of
Riley Creek, July 17, 2020
Information provided by Darrell Groman

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