Ada historian, Lee Crouse, provides the Ada Icon with historical photos. The Ada Icon shares this interesting story with Bluffton viewers.
From the 1920s to the 1940s the ZoRoLo company, located on East Buckeye Avenue, back of the Liberty bank in Ada, made a product to cure arthritis.
The first and second floors of the building were used for and office and as a place to hold vats in which the formula was mixed, placed in gallon containers, and shipped to places in the United States.
Vicki J. Watkins, 64, died Nov. 9, 2018, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Vicki was born Dec. 29, 1953, in Bluffton, to Don and Ilo (VanScoder) Martin who survive. On May 14, 1983 she married Mark Watkins who survives.
Vicki worked in the cafeteria at Pandora-Gilboa High School. She was a member of the Pandora United Methodist Church. Vicki enjoyed cooking, camping and was a graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School.
For the first time, the Ohio Holiday Lights Trail will lead travelers to Bluffton’s Blaze of Lights, which includes the Ream folk art display, downtown holiday lights, and residential lights.
Bluffton's return to the Heartland Conference tournament in 2017-18 after a two-year hiatus has the Beavers excited to hit the hardwood when the season kicks off on November 16. Gone is All-HCAC point guard Kevin Christie who poured in 17.7 PPG to go along with his team-best 116 assists, but a freshmen crew that jumped into the fray right away is ready to show that last year was far from a fluke as Head Coach Guy Neal gears up for year 30 at the helm!
COSI on Wheels spent a day in Bluffton elementary on Nov. 8. The theme was chemistry. Here are some photos of third graders in action, taken by Jamie Nygaard. In the photo above is Megan Follas from Miss Godsil's class.
