All Bluffton Icon News

  • /
Milton McDowell

Byron "Milton" McDowell, 84, of Bluffton and formerly Columbus Grove, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

He was born June 27, 1927, in Columbus Grove, Ohio, to Byron Lee and Neva (McKanna) McDowell. On July 9, 1948, he married Mary Jane Roberts who survives.

Mr. McDowell retired from Baldwin-Lima Hamilton/Clark Equipment, Lima, and from Bluffton University. He was a member and elder of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbus Grove.

  • /
UAW 1219 crew with Steve Halle when after the ramp was finished

Watch a video by clicking here.

Second video here.

A couple dozen volunteers from the UAW 1219 ramp crew made life a lot more comfortable for a Bluffton family.

The crew constructed a wheelchair ramp free of charge on Thursday, June 30.

The ramp crew consists of retired Ford Motor Company employees of Lima. The members volunteer their time to construct wheelchair ramps for persons in the Lima and surrounding area.

  • /
Sesqu day 6

It's been a few years since that last band concert on the Bluffton Presbyterian lawn. That changed on June 29. Click for video.

  • /

If Monday was Ladies' Day, then Thursday, June 30, must be Kid's Day. Bluffton sesquicentennial events continue with a schedule of events gears for youth planned.

Here's Thursday's schedule:
o10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Children's activities planned in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church alley
o10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Adult and children art and photo contest, also in the Presbyterian Church yard.
o2 to 4 p.m. - American Girl tea at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center

  • /

The Bluffton Public Library has made a flyer available to persons interested in local history and genealogy material. The flyer lists all materials housed in the Shannon Room, which are non-circulating. Persons with questions should ask the library staff.

The sources include print, microfilm, vertical and Internet sources.

A printer-friendly copy of the flyer is available at the bottom of this story.

  • /

Kirtland Auto's has a new manager's special, according to Jim Kinn. It is a 2006 Ford Mustang convertible. All the specs of this vehicle are available on a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

The vehicle is also displayed on a display ad in This Icon.

Pages