Camp Friedenswald, Cassopolis, Mich., has motivated to teach and uphold the Mennonite and Anabaptist faith for over 60 years. Throughout those years, a variety of people have helped cultivate what is now a thriving and efficient camp.
Although staff members and volunteers of Camp Friedenswald come from all over the world, there is a large group of people from the Bluffton and Pandora area who have felt it their calling to serve at Friedenswald.
Anna Michelle Feasel of Tiffin and Adam Joseph Brooks of Charlottesville, Va., and formerly of Bluffton, announce their engagement.
Anna is the daughter of Jim and Suzie Feasel of Tiffin. She graduated from Tiffin Calvert High School in 2003 and the University of Akron in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in dietetics. Anna is employed by ACAC Fitness and Wellness Centers as Operations Manager at ACAC Adventure Central, Charlottesville, Va.
The Icon wishes two Bluffton residents belated birthday.
Kathleen Mikkelen, resident of the Mennonite Memorial Home, turned 94 on July 3. Erma Augsburger, resident of the Mennonite Memorial Home, turned 92 on July 21.
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With over 100 photo submissions, Bluffton Public Library's first amateur photo contest was a great success, but the contest isn't over yet.
Stop by the library on Saturday, Aug. 6, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to vote for your favorite photo. Drawings for a free specialty drink at Common Grounds will be held every 15 minutes. First, second and third place winners will be announced at 11 a.m. Another 24 lucky contest participants will win tickets to exciting places to visit and experience.
Bluffton Police responded to an alarm at the Marathon station at 205 S. Main St. on July 25, according to Matt Oglesbee, Bluffton police sergeant. While the thief was not captured in person, he was captured on the store video camera.
Oglesbee told The Icon that officers discovered a window on the front door had been broken and the business had been entered. The owner of the business reported several items had been taken during the break in.
A security video from the business reveals an unidentified white male entering the building through the broken window.
