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Took over business from his father in 1940

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Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.

Mathewson Welding Shop
Taken over in 1940 by Dana Mathewson

As a boy, Dana Mathewson watched his father do a lot of welding and as he grew older he became interested in the business.

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If we aren't mistaken this plate belongs to Sue Epp and you'll find it on a silver Mercury Monterey parked on school days in the school parking lot. I Peter, chapter 5, verse 7 offers an encouraging message to everyone.

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If you've not taken a nightly drive to view the Christmas lights of Bluffton plan to soon. Here's a lwan scene you'll find near the end of Sunset Drive.

If approved by council police will add levels for lieutenant and corporal

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Bluffton council will act on legislation on Monday created a new rank structure for the village police department.

Currently the department operates with a chief and a sergeant. All other police department members are officers.

The new structure, to be acted upon as an emergency ordinance – meaning passage required one read and the ordinance takes effect immediately - calls for the following structure:

Village anticipates general fund balance on 12-31-17 at $2.4 million

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Bluffton council is expected to pass its 2017 appropriations on Monday.

It projects $2,780,429 in the general funds on Jan. 1. Anticipated 2017 revenue totals  $2,493,446 and anticipated expenses totals $1,902,657. With $912,000 in anticipated transfers next year it is anticipated the village general fund balance on Dec. 31, 2017, will be $2,459,218.

There are several other items on Monday’s agenda, which is the final regularly scheduled council meeting of 2016.

The 2017 appropriations summary is in the council packet, attached at the bottom of this story.

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If the cold temperatures have you down, this photo may warm you up. It's the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, which is no longer in existence.

The pool was on the east side of the Buckeye. It is included a bath house, baby pool, larger pool going to 5 or 6 feet, and the Buckeye quarry for persons who could pass a swim test. The Buckeye had three diving boards.

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