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Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce reminds Bluffton shoppers that chamber gift certificates make great Christmas gifts.

Chamber gift certificates are available from any Citizens National Bank teller. Certificates may be purchased in any dollar amount. The certificates are good for 12 months from the date of purchase.

The certificates may be used in any downtown Bluffton business as well as any chamber member business.

For questions about chamber gift certificates contact the chamber at: [email protected]

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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