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Judith A. Bloom-Miracle, 75, of Findlay and formerly of Bluffton died Dec. 6, 2020, at her residence.
Judy was born Aug. 4, 1945, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Raymond and Cathryn (Barry) Minnig. On April 27, 1963, she married Richard Bloom and he preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 2010. She later married Benjamin Miracle on April 20, 2013. and he survives.
15 minutes with Brother Matthias, (Matt Meyer), brother of Tonya Meyer, director of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center and son of Basil Meyer of Bluffton.
Where did you graduate from high school?
I attended school in the Northeastern Local school district and graduated in 1981. Our family moved to Bluffton in 1984 and my younger brother and sisters attended Bluffton schools.
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A new book, “Bluffton Anthology – a creek runs through it,” with dozens of short essays about Bluffton, collected by Fred Steiner, is now on sale in several Bluffton businesses:
• Roots by Strattons
• The Food Store
• The Black Lab
• Bluffton Senior Citizens Center
• Polished
“This collection brings together more than a dozen engaging writers whose own Bluffton experiences deserve retelling,” said Steiner.
The Black Lab Trading Co., 121 N. Main St., provides two holiday-decorated windows that evoke the Christmas feeling. These photos are part of the Icon's holiday sidewalk window shopping series of Main Street businesses. Two additional photo show the complete windows from Main Street.
Have you ever stood in line for stamps at the Bluffton post office and wondered why there is a mural on the lobby’s north wall?
Who was the artist and what does the mural portray? And, who paid for the mural?
In 1935, the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts sponsored an artist juried contest to help find artists for federal jobs. The Section of Fine Arts was all a part of the Work Progress Administration, better known as the WPA.
The Bluffton post office mural artist’s name is Sante Graziani. He painted the mural in 1941. It is an oil on canvas painting.
