Evelyn M. Steiner, 93, died Dec. 7, 2013, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Oct. 13, 1920 in Kingsport, Tenn., to the late Kinder and Elsie (Johnson) Mitchell. On Nov. 1, 1941, she married Charles H. Steiner and he died July 2, 1994.
She retired from teaching after 29 years in the Bluffton and Beaverdam School systems. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, where she was very active in the United Methodist Women, a lay leader, choir member, Methodist Conference. She was also a member of Alpha Gamma and Bluffton College Phi Beta Kappa.
Here’s an easy muffin that goes with the holidays and coffee, too.
It’s the Icon’s variation of Spice Chocolate Muffins from a cookbook called “Muffins.” We toned down the sugar and chocolate chips from the original recipe and it still creates pretty sweet muffins.
Here's a photo from the 1966 Bluffton High School yearbook. It was taken from above the entrance way to the old gym - yes, once upon a time there was only one gym.
We'll attempt an idenficiation. (Icon viewers are alway smarter than we are in these ID projects. We welcome viewer corrections.)
Bottom from left, Pat Benroth, Steph McCune, Terry Strahm, Becky Lehman and Carol Steiner.
Next row, James Augsburger, Jim Hilty, Sue Marshall, John Pannabecker, John Skelly and Ron Niswander.
Richland Manor invites Icon viewers to participate in its Hope for the Holidays Christmas raffle. The raffle benefits the Ada ReStore Community Center.
The raffle is already underway and viewers have until 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20, to participate.
Here how the raffle works:
Tickets are available from any Richland Manor employee or at Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton.
Ellie Hicks of Bluffton reads a book to Tango, a golden retriever therapy dog on Saturday in the Bluffton Public Library. With the two are Angie Schimmel of Findlay, Tango's owner. The therapy dog "brings people out of their shells," said Schimmel. Tango also encourages youth to read, by patiently sitting and listening.
The Swiss Community Historical Society is celebrating the Christmas season by hosting its annual holiday open house, “Christmas at the Homestead,” on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 7 p.m.
The public is invited to tour the decorated house while snacking on homemade treats and listening to songs of the season.
