Kenneth E. Geiger, 87 of Bluffton died at 10:45 a.m. Feb. 29, 2012, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Nov. 17, 1924, in Allen County to Pearl E. and Burdella B. (Amstutz) Geiger. On Nov. 17, 1950 he married Virginia Klingler and she died Nov. 23, 2011.
Mr. Geiger retired as an electrical technician at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton after 42 years and had also worked in maintenance at Bluffton Public Library for 17 years.
A tax information meeting is set tonight (March 1) at 7:30 p.m. in third floor of the Bluffton town hall.
The meeting will explain the one-quarter percent income tax on the Bluffton March 6 primary ballot. If passed the tax will go for improvements for village water and sewer.
Bluffton University baseball player, Mark Hadaya, gets ready for a complete trim. His barber is Breadan Gallagher, 8, of Cleveland Heights. Breadan's younger brother, Austin, is a cancer survivor and ambassor of St. Baldrick's Foundation. Click for a video.
You'd better believe that the price was right for Justin Atkins of Bluffton today. Check out these videos. Then add up the winnings: $44,973! Justin appeared on the television show "The Price Is Right."
Icon viewers are in for a rare site in the sky on the evening of March 1. For the first time in nearly a decade, sky-watchers will be able to see all five naked-eye planets over the course of one night for several nights in a row.
The classical naked-eye planets-Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn-can be seen easily without optical aids and so have been known since ancient times.
But the quintet hasn't appeared together during a single night since 2004.
According to Susie and Steve Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses, "This will be the sixth year for providing the potted plants on Main Street. We appreciate providing this service to the community and have received countless comments about how the plants make the downtown more attractive. We hope this year that once again, interested community members can assure that this beautification program continues."
