Maintenance supervisor for the 18-acre independent and assisted living community, Steiner credits his mechanical skills with the ability to craft prize-winning ceramic pieces.
Like painting, clearing snow and doing general repairs, working in clay is also a process. Having an engineering mentality is a plus in this art form, according to Steiner.
Riley Larcom, Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate, is among 199 recent high school graduates to receive a scholarship ranging from $500 to $1,000 from the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system, which rewards students for grade point averages; class rank; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; and individual and team athletic honors.
The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the OHSAA’s six athletic districts.
Bluffton Public Library is offering Family Space Camp for families with kids, ages kindergarten through 12th grade, to come learn about life in space on Friday, June 28 at 1 p.m.
Derek Dukes wa a popular attraction during Saturday's Shirley's downtown birthday party. Derek sat in the dunk tank for a time, and judging by the distance between the bull's eye and the pitching mound, Derek took several dunks during the morning. Watch the Icon for more photos all week of the Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn event.
Relay for Hope pie auction generates $1,438 for American Cancer Society
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 4:06pm
Pitty goes out to Daniel Tinch and Jesse Blackburn. They had to judge 26 pies in Relay for Hope pie contest. The event concluded with a pie auction that generated $1,438 – at nearly $40 per pie– to the American Cancer Society.
• First place - April Dorman of Bluffton, rhubarb meringue
• Second place - Kathy Smith of Arlington, peach-mango
• Third place - Mikayla Norway of Arlington, mixed berry
Dave Warren was the auctioneer. Prizes were donated by Findlay's Whirlpool, Thrivent Financial and the Trenton Avenue Wal-Mart.