When Fred sent me this photo, I just groaned. I knew it wasn't a good idea to leave him alone with my dad's slides and photos....sure enough, one has resurfaced. Dad labeled all of his slides and photos but this one had been digitized without a date identification. My best guess was that I was 8 because my brother, John (far right) is 8 years older and looks about 16 in the photo.
The Icon has a Santa's sleigh-full of memories. Each has a Bluffton touch. We've collected several stories we've posted in past Christmases and packaged them just for you on this Christmas Eve.
And, if you don't mind, the Icon will take a brief holiday vacation. So, excuse us while we open presents. We'll be back with new material on Dec. 26.
Simply open the attachment at the bottom of this story, or view our stories on the flip book below.
John Bowers, member of the Bluffton fire department, reads during a special storytime at the Bluffton Public Library. The Monday evening event included a "touch a fire truck," plus games an stories with members of the fire department participating. (Jon Kinn photo)
The Icon is aware of the following Christmas eve church services in the Bluffton area.
Churches not listed are invited to submit Christmas eve service information to: [email protected].
Bluffton Baptist A Christmas Eve service begins at 5:30 p.m. The church is located at 345 County Line Road.
Annie Steiner is nearly twice as old today as she was when this photo was taken on Dec. 13. On that day, she was 12 days old. She met Santa in Citizens National Bank, and Santa remarked that there was only one child younger than Annie that he ever held. Annie is the daughter of Joshua and Heidi Steiner.
