Jami Crawfis, who directs the Community Assistance Program puts some final touches on some of the adopt-a-family gifts. The program provides assistance to families and individivuals in need who live in the Bluffton school district. The adopt-a-family Christmas deliveries were made on Saturday. (Connie Maroscher photos)
According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the warmest reading on his thermometer in the pas 15 days was 36 degrees on Dec. 6. And, since that date th lowest temperatures hovered between 5 and 32 degrees.
The entire December weather summary is in the attachment below.
Reichenbach and Steiner CPA offers a special Christmas gift to all Bluffton High School artists.
According to Neil Reichenbach, “Our annual holiday window art includes works by Bluffton High artists. Students submit painting based upon the Blaze of Lights Christmas theme ‘Christmas around the world’.”
He said that a panel of judges determines the winner of the contest. Artwork submissions were due by Nov. 15. The winning pieces are in the front window of the CPA office, 140 N. Main St., and will be on view throughout the holiday season.
There's the Ream folk art holiday outdoor display. And, the Gift of Giving light show. There are also countless Main Street shops with attractive holiday window displays and many residential lawn displays.
On the list is also Town and Country Flowers "winter wonderland." It's on the Icon's "must see" Christmas season list.
For a preview watch our brief video of the wonderland by clicking this link:
Need a really great last-minute Christmas gift idea? The Icon has an entire bag full of ideas. The best part is that you don't need to drive to the mall to make the purchase. You don't even need to surf the Internet and pay one-day delivery prices.
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The Icon offers viewers its annual survey of Bluffton-made products or products that say "Bluffton." These are available at very reasonable prices. Each makes a unique Christmas gift.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce reminds Bluffton shoppers that chamber gift certificates make great Christmas gifts.
Chamber gift certificates are available from any Citizens National Bank teller. Certificates may be purchased in any dollar amount. The certificates are good for 12 months from the date of purchase.
The certificates may be used in any downtown Bluffton business as well as any chamber member business.
For questions about chamber gift certificates contact the chamber at: [email protected]
Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.
Mathewson Welding Shop
Taken over in 1940 by Dana Mathewson
As a boy, Dana Mathewson watched his father do a lot of welding and as he grew older he became interested in the business.
If we aren't mistaken this plate belongs to Sue Epp and you'll find it on a silver Mercury Monterey parked on school days in the school parking lot. I Peter, chapter 5, verse 7 offers an encouraging message to everyone.
Bluffton council will act on legislation on Monday created a new rank structure for the village police department.
Currently the department operates with a chief and a sergeant. All other police department members are officers.
The new structure, to be acted upon as an emergency ordinance – meaning passage required one read and the ordinance takes effect immediately - calls for the following structure:
Bluffton council is expected to pass its 2017 appropriations on Monday.
It projects $2,780,429 in the general funds on Jan. 1. Anticipated 2017 revenue totals $2,493,446 and anticipated expenses totals $1,902,657. With $912,000 in anticipated transfers next year it is anticipated the village general fund balance on Dec. 31, 2017, will be $2,459,218.
There are several other items on Monday’s agenda, which is the final regularly scheduled council meeting of 2016.
The 2017 appropriations summary is in the council packet, attached at the bottom of this story.
