December 2019

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Bridge Hospice, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will host its annual “Light Up a Life” tree-lighting ceremonies in Bowling Green and Findlay in December. 

Through a tree-lighting and candle-lighting ceremony, loves ones who have passed will be honored. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Bowling Green ceremony is Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room at Heritage Corner, located at 1069 Klotz Road, Bowling Green.

The Findlay ceremony is Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in The Chapel at Birchaven Village,15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay.

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Here's the birth announcements for November, given to the Icon, for babies born at Bluffton Hospital:

Nov. 6 - Callie Jayne, daughter of Brandon and Ashley Stedman, Kenton.

Nov. 7 - Lucas Matthew, son of Jason and Cynthia Fleming, Bluffton.

Nov. 11 - Abram Daniel, son of Daniel and Danielle Hodges, Bluffton.

Nov. 15 - Silas William Allen, son of Stephen Hattery and Allysia Gray, Lima.

Nov. 21 - Lillian Brielle, daughter of Matthew and Kylie Sutton, Rawson.

Nov. 26 - James Christian, son of Jeff and Tasha Knueven, Leipsic.

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Jodi and Don Brauen will hold Brauen's Gourds Christmas open house this weekend.

The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton.

• Breidenbach country school • McCullough log cabin • Red Fox Cabin • Riley Creek United Methodist Church

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The fifth annual Riley Creek Old Time Christmas Tour is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Four locations are on this year's tour.

Participates include:
• Bridenbaugh one-room school
  14022 Road 6, Pandora (corner Road 6 and M6)
• McCullough Log Cabin
  14503 Road 6, Pandora
• Red Fox Cabin
  1/8th mile north of 14321 Road 7-L, Pandora
• Riley Creek United Methodist Church
  7102 Road M, Ottawa, (intersection Roads M and 7-L)

Pirates ran out to a 47-18 halftime bulge and cruised to victory

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By Cort Reynolds
FT. JENNINGS - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team built a big early lead and easily beat winless Fort Jennings 63-44 in a non-league game this past Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Pirates ran out to a 47-18 halftime bulge and cruised to victory.

The Pirate girls improved to 2-1 with the blowout victory, while FJ fell to 0-4 with the defeat.

The victors ran out to a 23-12 lead after one period. Bluffton then put the game away with a season-best 24-point second stanza while limiting FJ to just six points.

Bluffton's schedules posted for basketball and wrestling

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If you enjoyed watching the Bluffton High fall varsity sports teams you'll need to switch gears as winter sports are here.

The Icon can help you. Attached below this story are provided schedules for the following winter Pirate teams:
• Boys' varsity and JV basketball
• Girls' varsity and JV basketball
• Varsity wrestling
• Freshman boys' basketball
• Junior high boys' basketball
• Junioe high girls' basketball
• Middle school wrestling

Allowing greater number of residents to have private accommodations 

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As a result of recommendations from a recent market study, the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Board of Directors has decided to convert a portion its semi-private rooms to private rooms at two of its Skilled Nursing Facilities – Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton and Hilty Home in Pandora. 

In all, 20 semi-private rooms across MHCO campuses were converted to private rooms effective Dec. 1, allowing a greater number of  residents to enjoy private accommodations. 

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Do you know where this building stands today? It was originally Bluffton's Ex-Cell-O plant. There, its employees produced machines that created paper milk cartons.

Today it is Diamond Manufacturing and it stands at the corner of Jefferson Street and the County Line Road.

Leland Gerber, Bluffton photographer took this photo in 1956 when the plant was constructed. Several things to notice:

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Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule this month. These follow:
Finance Committee - Wednesday, Dec. 4 at noon
Council Meeting – Monday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. 

All meetings are held at the Village’s town hall.

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Here's the lunch menu for Bluffton Elementary and Middle schools for the month of December. 

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