Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This series continues each week on the Icon. "The Bluffton Slaw Cutter Company" By Robert Kimmet and Gerald Tschiegg
One of the small industries of the town that was founded in 1915, by John Fett and Sam Kimmel, is the Bluffton Slaw Cutter Company.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), St. John Mennonite Church of Pandora, and The Swiss Community Historical Society (SCHS) have received a bequest from the estate of Arthur E. Gratz of Pandora.
Gratz, 84, died on Octo 22, 2018 at Hilty Memorial Home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Kline Gratz.
Kathleen requests that instead of gifts to her, persons make donations to the Bluffton Community Assistance food pantry at the St. John's United Church of Christ.
Kathleen Mikkelsen will blow out a birthday cake with 102 candles on July 3.
The resident of Mennonite Memorial Home grew up on South Main Street, Bluffton, and graduated in the BHS class of 1935.
Although in 1939 she married and moved from Bluffton, she never left home.
Icon: We understanding you are a high school teacher and softball coach. Jenny: I teach and coach at Bark River-Harris High School in Michigan.
Icon: Where is it on the Michigan map? Jenny: It’s in Harris, Michigan, about 10 miles northwest of Escanaba in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. About 10 hours from Bluffton.
Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This series continues each week on the Icon. By Vera Basinger and Doris Ann Niswander
The next Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area meeting is Tuesday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m., outdoors at the community garden. This is located on Main Street (North Dixie Highway), just passed the village sign.
Betsy DeFrancesco will be speaking on propagating perennials by cuttings of leaves, stems and roots. This is useful when your perennials have become overgrown or you wish to share some of your plants with family or friends.
Please note, you will want to bring a folding chair or something to sit on for this meeting.
