Marie "Mickey" Ream, 99, died Aug. 20, 2012. She was born in Allen County (Jackson Twp.) Ohioon July 11, 1913, to Dow and Ettie (Hinkle) Scoles. She has resided in the Grand Haven,Mich., area the past 11 years. She was a homemaker most of her life. She also worked many years as a bookkeeper and data entry person at a lumber company.
On July 27, 1934, she married Stanley F. Ream who preceded her six years ago. Mrs. Ream was a member of Cavalry Bible Church.
The Bluffton Lions next meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at noon in Maple Crest.
The speaker isDr. Darrell Groman speaking on "Captain James Riley and his connection with the Bluffton/Pandora area.
Do you own a Bluffton Slaw Cutter? Or put another way, how many Bluffton Slaw Cutters do you own?
Bob Flick and Paul King invited the Icon to a photo and video session on Aug. 21, as Flick did a test run of the equipment. He even allowed Fred Steiner to hit the switch to get the pulleys moving.
Here's some of what we captured in this Bluffton "icon" business on North Main Street.
Tobias Buckell, a New York Times best-selling science fiction author and Bluffton University graduate, will be the featured speaker Tuesday, Aug. 28, as Bluffton welcomes the class of 2016 to campus at its annual opening convocation.
With faculty in regalia looking on, about 280 new first-year and transfer students will be introduced during the ceremony, which begins at 10:45 a.m. in Founders Hall.
Let's have a little fun before school starts. Bluffton High School's summer band camp is now behind us, but the photos live on.
Thanks to Rachael Lewis, The Icon can share lots of band camp memories with Icon viewers - including BHS band alumni who know the drill and who have been there.
We provide three sets of photos for your enjoyment.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
And while on the subject, here's another plug for band alums to join in the alumni band fun happening on a football field near you soon:
NOTE: The video is at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton Icon presents a never-before-seen video interview with the late Phyllis Diller. Dr. Jack (Tony) Travis, Bluffton native, BHS graduate, and friend of Ms. Diller forwarded this video to The Icon.
This shows two sides of Phyllis: a serious side, as she discusses the benefits of breastfeeding; and, then in the last 30 seconds, Phyllis lays on a joke and provides us with her famous "laugh."
