January 2021

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Kay S. Otto, 69, of Bluffton, died on Dec. 30, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. She was born July 11, 1951, in Lima, Ohio to Evelyn (Eck) Otto and the late Richard Otto.

Kay is survived by her mother, Evelyn; daughter, Angel Lombardo of South Korea; three grandchildren, Kayne (Vivian) Edwards of China, Noah Edwards of Tennessee, Mia Edwards of Ohio; and one great-granddaughter, Juliette Edwards of China. She is also survived by her brothers, Larry Otto of Tucson, Arizona, and Don Otto of Ohio.  

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So, you think you know Bluffton? Here's the answer.

Overall winner receives a 1-item, 14-inch Padrone's Pizza

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The Bluffton Icon’s 2021 college football national championship contest is now accepting entries.

Click here to enter

But, weather-wise it was pretty ho-hum

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A chart at the bottom of this story shows
weather details by the month in 2020

Although 2020 will be remembered as a hot year politically, and by many as a year to forget socially, weather-wise, the year appeared rather ho-hum. 

2020 wasn’t really record-setting:
not too hot,
not too cold,
not too much rain,
nor too much snow.

Here’s the 2020 weather summary, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

First Zoom chamber meeting of 2021

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Village of Bluffton emergency services staff will lead a discussion on prevention and mitigation of damage to your business during the Friday morning Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Zoom meeting.

Persons may join the meeting at 7:20 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, and the meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.

Spring trout derby status undecided

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The Bluffton Sportmen's Club's annual meeting and fish fry has been cancelled according to Tom Augsburger, club president.

He added that at this time it is not certain whether the spring trout derby will be held. Watch the Icon more follow-ups to this story.

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So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? 

Answer tomorrow.

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Sam Stucky, a musician in Pittsburgh who graduated Bluffton University in 2016, is experiencing success in the field of alternate rock.

He released a new single “Breathe In,” on Sept. 25. In October he released another single, titled “No One Else.” In November he released a single titled “Nothing Special.”

This month he will release a full EP. Viewers can follow Stucky on SoundCloud.

Click here to hear his singles.

 

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The Bluffton Exempted Village School District is currently accepting applications from students interested in attending the school district through open enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year.

Students from any school district in Ohio may apply and enroll in Bluffton Schools tuition free. Students are admitted on a full-time basis only.

Applications are approved annually on a first-come, first-served basis and approval is subject to grade level enrollment and educational programs.

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Peggy Ann Bowyer, 88, died Jan. 2, 2021, of natural causes.

The youngest of six siblings, she was born in Bluffton, Ohio, on March 7, 1932, to the late Dorothy and Charles Young.

Following graduation from Bluffton High School in 1950, she married Kenneth Bowyer on June 24, 1950, and they were married 56 years prior to his death.

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