FROM ADA ICON - Few things are as American as football, except perhaps the northwestern Ohio village that produces the pigskins used in the biggest game of the year.
In a real slice of Americana, a small town and its connection to the Super Bowl will be celebrated during the “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 4.
It's just another cold blistery winter day in Bluffton. The temperature on the Citizens National Bank time-temperature marquee tells the story. This photo was taken Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1:52 p.m. Earlier in the day it registered 60 degrees. (Mary Pannabecker Steiner photo)
There’s a new pizza shop in town and it’s throwing a free taste party on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Marlena Ballinger of The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main St., said the downtown shop is now offering pizza.
The pizzas are already available for customers and a launch party to introduce customers new the new item takes place starting at 8 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28.
“Stop in from 8 to noon for free cooked samples of our Take ‘n Bake Pizzas,” she said. “We will also have plenty of frozen pizzas on hand for customers to purchase during the party.”
Gary Reese of Faith Investment Services and Riley Creek Arbor, associated with Gleaner Life Insurance, recognized Steve Rodabaugh and Gary Wetherill at last Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. One of the Arbor's activities is to recognize community volunteers. Both Rodabaugh and Wetherill have several decades experience with Bluffton Boy Scouts.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University's Rachel Beining (Ottoville) averaged a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds per game as the Beavers went 3-0 with a home win over Franklin and road victories at Manchester and Hanover last week. Beining was the last Bluffton women's basketball player to earn HCAC POTW honors (December 14, 2015).
