This past weekend, George and Joann Farling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with close family and friends at Bluffton Town Hall.
George is from Pandora and Joann is from Findlay. They met on a blind date. The couple was married March 25, 1973 at The First Christian Church in Findlay.
They have three children, Scott (Myndi) Farling, Heidi (Chad) Wise and Wade (Jenna) Farling and eight grandchildren. Abby, Issy, Allison, Carli, Jersey, Kinsley, Bentley and Lincoln.
George retired from Stoops Freightliner as a body shop manager. Joann retired from the Hilty Memorial Home as a environmental aide. She continues to work part time at Citizens National Bank.
CORRECTION: Jack Eiden was misidentified as Ben in the original version of this article.
The Bluffton 5th and 6th grade quiz bowl teams participated in the 34th annual Academic Challenge at Shawnee Middle School on February 6, competing with teams from Allen East, Bath, Elida, Liberty, St. Charles, St. John’s, Shawnee, South, Spencerville and Wapakoneta.
The 6th grade team, coached by Robin Ault, won first place over Shawnee by only 10 points. Both teams had the same 8-2 record.
Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for undergraduate students for the fall 2022 term. Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list.
The Bluffton University students from this area named to the dean’s list are:
On March 10, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the following appointments:
Mark B. Malone of Lima (Allen Co.) has been reappointed to the Banking Commission for a term beginning March 10, 2023, and ending January 31, 2027.
Kevin E. Smith of Findlay (Hancock Co.) has been appointed to the State Emergency Response Commission for a term beginning March 10, 2023, and ending January 13, 2025.
The Bluffton Lions Club is pleased to announce the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award will be given to William A. (Bill) Herr. Bill has generously given much time and energy to multiple organizations for the benefit of the Bluffton community.
Bill is a very selfless person who has touched many lives in this community. He was born, raised and educated in Bluffton, Ohio. He has been a farmer almost his entire life, reared on a dairy farm and then living on his own small farm just outside the town of Bluffton, where he continues to farm.
Tuesday, February 28 marks 40 years of service in the insurance and financial services industry for Bluffton’s Daryl Steiner. His partner, Jason Granger, contacted the Icon to point out how exceptional it is to have someone provide four decades of service to their clients.
Steiner opened his own firm in 1983; it became Steiner & Granger LLC in 2005.
