The Village of Bluffton, Bluffton Soccer Club and Bluffton Lions Club have formed a partnership to build a 10-acre park on the north side of Snider Rd. across from the Bluffton Family YMCA. The park will be home to the first all-accessible playground in the village as well as seven new soccer fields, a shelter house, and a one-mile pathway.
A matching holiday fundraiser from December 3-31, 2024 will give donors the opportunity to have their contributions doubled by an anonymous friend of the Bluffton Soccer Club. That means a donation of $1=$2 and $50=$100. Pledges can be extended over 3 years.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
A local online business, SuperCuteDresses.com, recently hit a major milestone in its development with the assistance of the Bluffton Post Office.
The Icon met Luke Ringger, who owns the business with his wife Kariann, at the Bluffton Post Office to see a celebration with Post Master Jared Caprella and Tom Pennington, a Territory Representative for USPS.
The milestone? Shipping 10,000 packaging in 2024, which Ringger notes was done “flawlessly.” And that was with just 9 months under their belts. Rather than celebrate an odd number at the end of the year–kind of like waiting for your car odometer to turn over 100,000–he chose to present the U.S. Post Office representative with a plaque expressing the company’s gratitude at the 10K mark. ▶︎
CEO of First National Bank of Pandora honored in Under $500 Million in Assets category
COLUMBUS __ The Ohio Bankers League (OBL) has named Todd Mason, CEO of First National Bank of Pandora, as the 2024 Banker of the Year. The award celebrates an exceptional banking professional who has set a high standard for leadership, mentorship, and community service, making a profound impact within the financial industry and beyond.
The following ten land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of October 2024 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From / To
Commercial
128 E ELM ST – 10/31/2024 – $15,000 – Car washes – From William Klausing & Eduardo Morales to Eduardo Morales
Residential
117 PARKVIEW DR – 10/1/2024 – $365,000 – Single family Dwelling – From Cory & Sara Pinks to Robert & Marie Mann
216 E ELM ST – 10/7/2024 – $212,000 – Single family Dwelling – From Travis Missler to Herman Hamblin III & Alexis Lawrence-Taylor ▶︎
Guests at the November 8 breakfast meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce enjoyed breakfast sponsored by Citizens National Bank and catered by Greenhorn.
Member announcements
Eikenbary Landscaping teamed up with Twisted Whisk Café to provide a free cup of coffee at the café on Monday, November 11 in honor of veterans.
The next Women in Business meeting will be Thursday, November 21, when Marlena Ballinger (Dough Hook Meat Market) will be discussing how to use Canva. For more details, contact Melinda Bowden (PromoHits) or Liz Gordon-Hancock (FGHG LLC and Greenhorn).
Fire Chief Jon Kinn publicly thanked the public for showing their support in Bluffton’s Safety Services by passing the recent income tax levy.
Kinn also informed chamber members of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which requires all businesses to disclose information about their owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). ▶︎
WBGU-PBS has featured Bluffton's Ten Thousand Villages shop on Scenic Stops & Stories, a series that features regional destinations. The current season features stops in Findlay, Bluffton, Toledo, Grand Rapids, Port Clinton, Columbus, Bryan, Waterville, Delta and Napoleon (Ohio).
