Watching the removal of one of Bluffton's towering, shade giving trees on South Main, neighbors Jeanette Reineke and Pam Weisenbarger were reminded of a poem they both knew by heart, "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer.
Captured here by Icon photographer Jamie Nygaard, they recited the poem for her.
We see you, Icon readers in Putnam County. Here an update from the Putnam County District Library on January activities. For more information, visit https://mypcdl.org/.
Ready To Read VIRTUAL/ZOOM Storytimes
January 3-27 Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Email Valerie at [email protected] for login.
The January dinner meeting for members of the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main, will be held at noon on January 10. The meal is free but reservations are required by January 5.
The meal will be catered by the Dough Hook and sponsored by Sunrise Senior Living. The menu is soup and salad.
Mary Hofstetter will emcee the event and the program is “a competition of minds. In other words, game day!” according to director Tonya Meyer.
Have you started creating a "To-do" list for 2022? The Icon recommends taking some time to make a "Done" list as well. Council member Joe Sehlhorst used his notes to compile the following recap for the Village of Bluffton:
Just a few of many accomplishments mentioned that we all can be proud of.
Thank you all for such hard work, service, and dedication for the benefit of the Village.
Social media made the Bluffton Icon aware of river otters being sighted by local photographers. A call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed that in recent years the otter population has spread into northwest Ohio.
ODNR Wildlife research technician Sara Zaleski noted that otters seek clean, high quality water and that their presence is a good reflection on area water conditions.
