FROM BSC NEWSLETTER__Pastor Trent Boedicker from Putnam County Home Care and Hospice will be presenting another six-week Bible Study on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. starting on January 14 and running through February 18. The topic will be “Starting fresh and Leaving the Past Behind.” Everyone is welcome. Please sign up ahead of time to ensure materials are prepared for everyone.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Lions Club is pleased to learn that the winner of the local 2025 Peace Poster Contest has been selected as the winner of the Lions district-level contest for northwestern Ohio.
The winner, Lydia Gratz, is a 7th-grade art student in Bluffton Middle School. She is the daughter of Dan and Joanna Gratz. She had previously been awarded as the local winner in the November 18 Lions Club meeting.
FROM BSC NEWSLETTER__Kathy Withrow from Elara Health will begin an Education and Exercise Class on Friday, January 9 at 11:30 a.m. The focus of this class is strengthening and stretching to music. It can be done from a chair or standing. The goal is to maintain strength while socializing and having fun. It is free to attend and may be a monthly event.
Monday, January 12 at 12:00 noon, Bluffton Senior Center
FROM BSC NEWSLETTER__Senior Center members will have a potluck and Debbie Brennaman will be providing soup. Please bring a side to go with the soup or dessert. Mike Buetter from the Lincoln Highway Association will present “Ohio Landmarks on the Lincoln Highway.” Buetter will also discuss the history of the Highway. Lou Geiger and Jim Benner will both turn 90 years young in January. Their birthdays at the January Dinner Meeting with red roses and life memberships.
Linked below are 22 articles of lasting interest from among the 123 items posted on BlufftonIcon.com during December 2025, selected for the print Bluffton Icon Highlights, which are distributed for in-house reading at the Bluffton Public Library, Bluffton Senior Center, Maplecrest Senior Living Village and Musselman Library at Bluffton University.
Included are not one but two articles by Bill Herr on unforgettable people from this area, Bluffton High School and Middle School accomplishments in both academics and sports, and firsts for two local historical societies.
