There's an interesting story behind this plate plus a local connection. The plate means that the driver of the vehicle is Six-foot-nine inches tall. The plate belongs to Paul Klassen of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The Icon spotted the plate at the Dairy Freeze, where Paul and his wife, Ruth, were having ice cream cones. The Klassens are parents of Karen Klassen Harder of Bluffton. Paul says he was once 6-9, but may have lost an inch somewhere along the way.
Bluffton council passed by emergency one ordinance and one resolution on July. Ordinance 22 authorizes the village solicitor to sign the petition requesting the common pleas court to establish a conservancy district known as the Blanchard Watershed Conservancy District. To read the ordinance click here.
Entries are still being accepted to the 3rd annual George H. Frazee III Golf Outing. The 18-hole, 4-person scramble is Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Bluffton Golf Club.
The scramble has an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The purpose of the scramble is to continue support of the George H. Frazee III Bluffton University Scholarship Fund.
Entry is $60 per person and $240 per team. Persons wanting more information may contact the Bluffton Golf Club, 8575 N. Dixie Highway, Bluffton.
I used to be a lifeguard at the pool and recently re-visted it. There were quite a few changes. There were new ID passes and no longer a concession stand but vending machines. New shade structures and lounge chairs, but no heater or wading pool. It was great to see a new lifeguard chair in the zero depth area.
Both boards were still in sue, which is unusual in this day and age and the slide was packed.
Ohio Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Findlay, announced this week that Dr. James Davidson is now accepting patients at Bluffton Hospital.
His special interests include sports-related injuries, upper extremities, carpal tunnel release and total joint repair. Dr. Davidson's Orthopaedic Clinic will be open each Monday morning at the Bluffton Hospital.
The late John Badertscher is among the new faces on the Oscar Velasquez mural on Main Street. Badertscher was a life-long Bluffton resident and may be remembered best as a custodian at First Mennonite Church and Citizens National Bank.
