Note: America in Bloom judges will visit Bluffton July 19-20. To help viewers understand the Bloom judging process, each week on the Icon the Bluffton in Bloom board will describe one of the "Bloom" categories. Questions can be emailed to [email protected].
Two judges from America in Bloom will visit Bluffton on July 19-20 to evaluate our town. They will judge Bluffton on several categories.
It's a Pirate girls' - elementary and junior high - basketball day camp at Bluffton High School. Here's some photos of some future varsity stars. MORE PHOTOS HERE!
Residents of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, won several awards at the LeadingAge Ohio District 3 Art and Writing Show. The show was held at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, on June 6.
By Mallory Hardesty, Reporter
On June 11th during the meeting demonstrations were given by Sydney Hoff, Katherine Gratz, Elizabeth Bourassa, Addison Businger, Daniel Creeger, Hannah Creeger, Taylor Follas, Andrea Bourassa, Levi Graham, Rebekah Hoff, and Amy Jebsen. Caitlyn Couch also gave a Health Talk about pollution.
Wanda L. Heffner, 83, died June 11, 2018, at 3:45 p.m. at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. Wanda was born Aug. 3, 1934 in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Edward and Opal (Dunlap) Buettner. She had been married to James Michel from 1954 until his death in 1975 and later married Roger Heffner in 1985 and he preceded her in death in 1995.
Wanda graduated from Gomer High School. She retired from Lima State Hospital where she was a guard. Wanda was a past member of the Leatherwood Grange in Rimer for 35 years and also was a member of the Bluffton Senior Citizens.
