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CG Pro Bikes-Curling Iron building smoke-free properties

It's all about improving your health.

Raymond and Liz Harner, owners of CG Pro Bikes, 127 N. Main St.,  working with Allen County Public Health have developed a smoke-free property at the bike shop, the Curling Iron, 129 N. Main St. and their residential units on the second floors of their building. 

Signage indicating that the property is smoke-free is posted at several places on the property, including the parking lot behind the building and at the entry ways.

You don't need to think very long about the make of this car that the Icon spotted on North Main Street, Ada. It's a Lincoln Town Car.

Here's suggestions from over 15 downtown businesses

We know the feeling.

It's the very last-minute and there's still Christmas shopping to do.

As the angel said, "Fear not." There are plenty of gifts availabe in Bluffton and in the Icon's recommendation to buy local, here's a suggested list of shopping spots

Gallery 323, 323 N. Main St.
Featuring original art by over a dozen local artists with works in painting, ceramics, fiber art, jewelry, glass, photography and sculpture. On Friday, Dec. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or make an appointment at 419-979-9705.

Watershed partnership annual meeting earlier this fall

Robert Antibus of Bluffton was re-elected to the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership board of directors for 2017 at the partnership’s annual meeting held at the Hancock Agricultural Center, according to Phil Martin coordinator of the partnership.

Antibus represents the Riley Creek watershed on the board.

A COPY OF THE WATERSHED NEWSLETTER IS ATTACHED AT THE END OF THIS STORY -

Jami Crawfis, who directs the Community Assistance Program puts some final touches on some of the adopt-a-family gifts. The program provides assistance to families and individivuals in need who live in the Bluffton school district. The adopt-a-family Christmas deliveries were made on Saturday. (Connie Maroscher photos)

Yeah, baby, it's cold outside!

Yeah, baby, it's cold outside.

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, the warmest reading on his thermometer in the pas 15 days was 36 degrees on Dec. 6. And, since that date th lowest temperatures hovered between 5 and 32 degrees.

The entire December weather summary is in the attachment below.

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