The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has notified Willow Ridge that no deficiencies were listed on its April 5 inspection. Willow Ridge, a skilled nursing facility located in Bluffton, consists of two homes designed on the Green House model. Owned and operated by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), the facility opened in 2012.
Even if you didn't attend the Bluffton High School prom, the Icon takes you there.
This year's Bluffton High School prom was Saturday evening, in Marbeck Center. And, this year, the prom theme was "Vegas," which also matches the post-prom theme.
Dakota Bricker was the prom king and Alison Wise the prom queen.
Many parents, family and friends are invited to watch the promenade in Founders Hall. That's where Jamie took the photos - see them below.
Prime Timers, a monthly lunch gathering open to everyone 55 and over, will meet on Tuesday, May 1 at noon at St. John Mennonite Church. The church is located at 15988 Road 4, Pandora.
Lunch, prepared by Maple Crest Retirement Village, will include pasta salad, shredded chicken sandwiches, hash brown casserole, carrots, peanut butter brownies and coffee. There is no charge for the meal, but donations are accepted.
Immediately following lunch, the Columbus Grove Junior High Choir will perform. Entertainment is scheduled for each Prime Timers Luncheon throughout the year.
The Bluffton HS orchestra performed its "Around the World" tour at Bluffton middle school cafetorium earlier this week for grades K-3, according to Rachael Lewis, director.
She added: "We also performed at Liberty Arts Magnet, Bath Elementary, Lost Creek Care Center and Mennonite Memorial Home.
The songs in this program represent songs of different countries: American West, Holland, Germany, Africa, Argentina, Japan, Spain, Czech Republic and a beach.
On Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Icon viewers have an opportunity to view the glove factory at 327 N. Main St.
The Et Cetera Shop board hosts the open house. Et Cetera will relocate to the glove factory following renovations.
Tammy Cottle provided the Icon with some photos from her family showing some of the employees of the glove factory.
She recalls as a little girl in the early ‘70s climbing the stairs to the second floor where it was so hot and stuffy, “so that we could surprise grandmother, who worked there, with lunch.”
Steve graduated from Bluffton High School in 2003. He married Elizabeth Knick (from Bath) and has a son and two daughters.
Did you go to college, and, if so, what was your degree?
I went to University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) and earned my Bachelors in Business Administration and Marketing, and started my master's in 2012 for Arts and Organizational Behavior. (That's a fancy way of saying how to create corporate culture.)
