Bluffton HS boys' and girls' soccer teams are experiencing successful seasons. For an update of these two teams and all Pirate fall sports check out www.blufftonpirates.com, which is always linked to the Icon. The most recent five Pirate stories from the sports site are also found on the bottom of the home page. (Jamie Nygaard photo of BHS boys' game vs. Riverdale)
The largest group of visitors to Bluffton this year, flew in, stayed for two weeks and, without a word flew out – in the direction of Mexico.
The visitors were hundreds of Monarch butterflies. Residents of North Dixie Highway appreciated their visit.
The butterflies’ attraction to Bluffton is a cover crop of purple clover that surfaces after the wheat harvest. This isn’t the first time the Monarchs roosted here.
Kaye Phillips provided the Icon with some photos and the following account of the Monarchs:
As the 2019 Medicare open enrollment period approaches, Jillian Froment, Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) is encouraging those on Medicare to review their drug and health insurance coverage options and select a plan that fits their needs and budget.
The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP), a division of ODI, will host Medicare Check-Up Day events throughout the state to help consumers compare and select the best plan that meets their unique needs.
Medicare Open Enrollment for 2019 runs from October 15 through December 7.
Blanchard Valley Health Foundation (BVHF) recently granted more than $38,000 to Caughman Health Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System that provides family practice and pediatric care to area residents, regardless of their ability to pay.
The grant funds were used to purchase pediatric hearing equipment, ultrasound power tables for patient rooms, 10 exam beds, and chairs for both visitors and associates.
This hand-crafted checker board and box is among dozens of items in the Mennonite Memorial Home's silent auction, which concludes at noon on Saturday. Kay Woolley, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio staff member, and her father, Lee Wilkins, created the set, making it a unique father-daughter craft project. Several addition photos of items in the auction follow in the next photos. The auction is part of Saturday's Fall Festival. CLICK HERE for the entire silent auction list.
Q. Harry Burkholder, 89, died Sept. 20, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Harry was born Dec. 3, 1928, in Bluffton to the late Quinten and Edna (Fryman) Burkholder. On March 21, 1958, he married B. Elinor Bowersox Burkholder who survives.
Harry graduated from Bluffton High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a farmer and had also been a delivery driver for Diller Medical and Stratton Greenhouse both in Bluffton. Harry was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church in Bluffton.
