Note:Two new businesses opened last week in the former Hopscotch Magazine and earlier, Bluffton News office, at 103 N. Main St. They are Bluffton Barbers, featured here, and Studio Silhouette. Click here for that story.
Karen Fredritz turned on the “open” sign in her barbershop for the first time on Friday.
Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., celebrates Valentine’s Day all month with two special events plus a book discount, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.
• The creators of the game, “Talk in a Box,” Saturday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Jenny Frankart of Rustic Bendz, Saturday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Feb. 6 event
Stan Scott and his wife, Nancy Banman of Bluffton, created a game that involves “more than small talk…talk that matters.”
Citizens National Bank was recently named Bank of the Year by the Ohio Statewide Development Corp. (OSDC), according to Michael Romey, CNB president and CEO.
Jonathan Fortman and Zachary Fortman, sons of John and Catherine Fortman, recently purchased the Ottawa and Bluffton businesses of Fortman Insurance Services.
Company founders, John and Catherine, will continue to stay active in the business.
John Fortman started Fortman Insurance Services in November 1978, and his wife, Catherine, joined him in 1982.