In an effort to help relieve some of the hardship and financial difficulty of the depressed economy in the Pandora and Gilboa area, the churches of the Pandora and Gilboa area are offering food boxes on the last Saturday of every month for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School district that find themselves in need.
In order to pick up a box, you must register by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, by calling 419-384-3905. Leave name , address, and phone number.
Icon viewers may now read the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce newsletter of Jan. 6. It is in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.
In the newsletter is information about Ideal Images, Bluffton's newest business. It is owned by Rachel Webster of Bluffton and is located in the former Morey's Coffee Shop at 114 E. College Ave. Webster will be introduced at the Friday, Jan. 13, chamber breakfast.
Saturday was "take down" day for the Ream holiday display and for Main Street snowflakes and garlands. This AEP volunteer was taking off the lights high above Main Street from the tree on the Presbyterian Church lawn.
Want to attend a Toleo Walleye's hockey game and at the same time support Bluffton's Relay for Life? That game will be played at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, in Toledo.
"A portion of each ticket benefits the American Cancer Society. Choose a local team to support and those proceeds may help them meet their 2012 team fundraising goal," Adam Blevins of the American Cancer Society told The Icon.
This year's Bluffton Relay is June 22-23 at Salzman Stadium, Bluffton University.
Greg Conkling of Greg's Pharmacy is the featured speaker of the Friday, Jan. 13, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The event takes place in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.
Breakfast serving starts at 7 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m. Greg's Pharmacy observed its 25th anniversary as a downtown Bluffton business this fall. Conkling will talk about several aspects of operating an independent pharmacy in a small town during the breakfast.
