The Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will meet at 6 p.m. for dinner at the Casa Lu Al, 2323 N. West St. in Lima on Tuesday, May 17.
After dinner, the group will tour the historic home at 2280 W. Lincoln Highway, which includes a "speakeasy" in the basement at 7:15 p.m. The home is located a mile west of State Route 115 on Lincoln Highway. The public is invited.
L. Eloise Schick, 94, died May 10, 2016, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Jan. 2, 1922 in Allen County, Ohio to the late Chancey J. and Lulu (Doty) Spallinger.
Eloise graduated from LaFayette-Jackson High School in 1939. On June 17, 1941, she married Harold P. Schick. They celebrated over 64 years of marriage before his death on May 6, 2006.
Eloise was a hard working housewife who lived the farm life until moving into Bluffton in the early 1990s.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team had three of its members recognized when the All-Heartland Conference awards were announced on Wednesday, May 11. Josie McElroy (Mt. Orab/Western Brown) and Kelsi Wilson (Pataskala/Licking Heights) both collected First Team All-HCAC honors while Kelsey Reeder (Galion/Northmor) was named Honorable Mention All-HCAC.
This year's, on May 11, was like all the others. In the Icon's mind, Danielle Cross, Bluffton third grader, won the jump rope competition (even though there wasn't a competition).
Watch as she jumps rope 100 times. She could have continued, but stopped at the magic number.
Harrd Rock Llama Co., rural Bluffton, will bring some of their animals for display during Saturday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts show. The llamas will be on Vine Street. The llamas are owned by the Gerken family.
