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.
Many Bluffton residents recognized Adan Ortiz who lived in an apartment above Jordan-Diller Insurance agency on South Main Street. But, that’s where it ended. Who was he?
All that most people knew is that he often stood in the doorway between JDI and Edward Jones office, sometimes smoking a cigarette, as he watched the Bluffton scene pass him by.
Marvin L. Reigle, 85, died Jan. 25, 2017, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Marvin was born May 10, 1931, in Beaverdam, Ohio, to the late Marvin and Edna (Hermon) Reigle. On Feb. 4, 1955, he married Marilyn Auchmuty Reigle who survives.
Marvin was a carpenter and had worked for Steiner & Reichenbach Lumber in Bluffton. He was an active member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Marvin was an avid wood worker, enjoyed camping, fishing, attending tractor shows and spending time with his family. He was a graduate of Beaverdam High School.
Bluffton council reversed course on Monday and voted 6-0 by emergency to approve Bluffton being on the U.S. and State Bike Route network.
This means that Bike Route 25 between Lima and Findlay will pass down Bluffton’s Main Street.
The program is part of an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) long-range plan, Access Ohio 2040. It’s a coordinated effort with local jurisdictions like Bluffton to get the bike route network in place.
Ruth Elizabeth Wildermuth, 91, died Jan. 23, 2017, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. Ruth was born Aug. 22, 1925, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Emmer and Florence (Cool) Bridges. On Oct. 28, 1945, she married Norbert Wildermuth who preceded her in death on March 16, 1996.
She was a 1943 graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School. Ruth had worked at the City Loan and Lima Locomotive Works both in Lima. She later retired from Triplett Corporation in Bluffton.
Here's the schedule of February arts and events open to the public at Bluffton University.
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted
Feb. 6 Art Exhibit: “Art As Activism,” an invitational group exhibit, Sauder Visual Arts Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 24
Feb. 7 Forum: “The Elmira Case Film,” by Julie Friesen, Director of Programs at Community Justice Initiatives, Waterloo, Ont., 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
Dr. Melissa Friesen, professor of theatre and communication and Mary Nord Ignat and Joseph Ignat Chair in Theatre, will present the colloquium "Theatre for Living” on Friday, Feb. 10.
Dr. Friesen will share insights and techniques from the Theatre for Living training workshop she completed last August with David Diamond in Vancouver, British Columbia.
