It was a special night at Hilty Memorial Home on May 31. Residents, family and friends enjoyed a picnic with the Al Best band performing.
Prior to the picnic the Columbus Grove Legion, together with the Grove VFW, honored Charles Turner with a 21-gun salute and presented his widow, Doris, of 20 years with the flag.
Just before he died, Turner had asked his son-in-law to be certain that he received his Military Rites. At the time of his death, arrangements for those rights were not able to be coordinated.
Larry Edmiston arrangedand took part in the ceremony.
Citizens National Bank broke ground on June 11 on a 15,000-square-foot expansion of its existing Operations Center, located just off I-75.
The addition will provide approximately 24 new offices for the building, which currently houses the bank's Operations, IT, Compliance, Marketing and Call Center departments.
According to J. Michael Romey, President/CEO of Citizens, the bank has seen continued growth over the past years and the additional staff that requires has caused a shortage in office space with the existing facilities.
The American flags are displayed along Main Street, Bluffton, and there is still time to sponsor a flag.
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) Service Club of Bluffton is still accepting donations for the Main Street Flag Fund.
With each donation of $25, persons may name someone who you wish to honor or memorialize.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free community meal on Wednesday, June 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora. The meal this month is Lasagna, Salad, Bread Stick, Sherbet, cookie, coffee and punch.
Plotting your garage sale route just became easier thanks to The Bluffton Icon. The Icon this week launches a garage sale map. The map lists every garage sale posted on The Icon.
"Several garage salers have asked if we could create a map," said Fred Steiner of The Icon. "We've experimented with at least four different versions and are happy to officially launch it.'"
Eric Barger of Barger Tech Ltd. is the winner of a $5,000 first-place prize in the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) 2012 Business Plan Competition, according to Denise Durenberger, BCE executive director.
The Forest-based business was one of nine businesses that entered the competition, which included five seminars taught by Kathy
Keller of the SBDC at Rhodes State College.
