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Welcome viewer number 5,500!

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 30, 2009 - 3:28am

The Icon is happy to announce that sometime during the morning of Friday, Oct. 30, we will witness the 5,500th visitor to our site. Our site officially opened on Oct. 1. Since that time we have seen daily views grow from 75 a day at the start. During the week of Oct. 25-20 our average daily view is 250. The lowest daily view was on Oct. 26 with 226 views. The highest view day was Oct. 29 with 297.

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Peter Pan and friends

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 29, 2009 - 5:14pm
Peter Pan and friends

When the doorbell rang in Bluffton homes on Oct. 29, well, you never knew who would be at your door. The village celebrated Halloween on the 29th.

Among candy seekers were these Bluffton High School students, front from left, Emily Krabach (Peter Pan), Miranda DeLoera (Wendy) and Taylor Humphreys (Mary Poppins.

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Artist Julie Mehaffie

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 28, 2009 - 6:04pm

Julia Mehaffie peeks through an art creation she made at the Bluffton Child Development Center, where she is a student in the pre-kindergarten class. Julia is the daughter of Jamie and Jill Mehaffie.

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BFR Halloween winners announced

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 28, 2009 - 12:56pm
BFR Halloween winners

The party invitation read: Wear a mask. Over 75 area youngsters attended BFR's Oct. 25 Halloween party. Custume winner follow (not standing in order):

o 0-3 years Chloe Kosch (Lima/Elida) black/purple witch
o 4-6 years Olivia Smallcomb (Bluffton) green/pink fairy
o 7-10 years Julia Smallcomb (Bluffton) puppy
o Family team 1st place, Jasi and Javen Crawfis (Bluffton) cowboys
o Family team 2nd place, Little Red Riding Hood, Wolf and Grandma

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Lawrence Matthews named Mennonite Mutual Aid Society manager

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 28, 2009 - 12:40pm
Lawrence Matthews

Lawrence Matthews was recently named manager of Mennonite Mutual Aid Society, according to Jane Weaver, MMAS board chairperson. In this role, Matthews will manage the day-to-day operations of the Bluffton-based insurance company. Paul King continues as president of the company.

Weaver said that the board is pleased to make the announcement. Matthews brings 30 years of administrative experience to the job. He joined the company as an agent in March and he will continue to serve clients in that role. The decision to name Matthews as manager is based on the company's desire to grow.

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School board accepts $50,000 for Hankish Scholarship

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 26, 2009 - 4:29am

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Thanks to the late Theda Hankish, the Bluffton School Board's October meeting was highlighted by the approval of the Hankish Scholarship Endowment Fund. Hankish, a lifelong Bluffton resident and longtime school teacher, left an endowment in the amount of $50,000 to the local school district, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. The fund will generate an annual one-time $1,000 scholarship to a Bluffton High School student who plans to enter the teaching profession. The meeting was Oct. 19.

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