Hey, kids! Remember to write your letter to Santa Claus and drop it off in the special mail box in the Bluffton Post Office. The Icon will post your letter and an elf from the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center will send you a response (if you provide a name and a return address).
Jerrod Amstutz, Ohio Northern University student, mixes his university major and minor in a creative way.
As a religion major and theatre minor, the 2009 Bluffton High School grad this year is student coordinator of “Ada Friends.” The program matches Ada kindergarteners through eighth graders with a college student mentor.
The mix for Amstutz includes working with the Ada Friends program through the ONU Religious Life staff and adding a little theatrics, just to make the job interesting.
Bluffton downtown merchants drew the second of three round of winners in this fall’s 3/50 Project drawing.
Winners and the three Bluffton merchants each visited follow:
• Kathy Dickson – Luke’s Bar & Grill, Shirley’s Popcorn and Common Grounds
• Barbara Stettler – Polished, Community Market & Greg’s Pharmacy
• Kim McCullough – Family Eye Care Center, Family True Value Hardware and Curling Iron
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's website offers free printer-friendly maps showing where many of the residential lights of Bluffton are located.
To access the map, simply click here. Or, open the attachment at the bottom of this story to print a copy of the map.
Maps are also available at the Bluffton Marathon, Greg's Pharmacy and in the red mailbox on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce reminds holiday shoppers that chamber gift certificates make great Christmas gifts.
Certificates are available from any teller at Citizens National Bank's main office in Bluffton.
• Certificates may be purchased in any amount.
• Certficates may be used in any Bluffton business.
• Certificates expiration date is 12 months after the purchase date.
• There is no extra charge for a certificate.
• Recipients have the option of cashing the gift certificate at Citizens National Bank
