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January 20 at noon, Bluffton Town Hall

A joint meeting with Personnel & Finance Committees has been announced by the Village of Bluffton for Thursday, January 20 at noon.

This meeting was originally scheduled as Finance only.

The meeting will take place at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main.

The Findlay Art League has announced two public events, both live and by zoom, centered around the photograph exhibit “The Body Botanical; Twigs, Blooms and Nudes” by Wendy Chappell-Dick.

The display runs through the month of January at the Findlay Art League. 117 W Crawford St, Findlay. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 12 - 5:30 p.m., Saturday 12- 4pm. The exhibit is described as "rated PG13 for liberal parents and R for more conservative."

Ohio Means Jobs program, Dough Hook Meat Market breakfast

At the January 14 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, board treasurer Tony Pinks served as emcee and welcomed new member Jazzercize Bluffton, a franchise owned by Chase Eikenbary. (See Bluffton Jazzercize relocation to BFR.) The meeting also included chamber business, breakfast served by the Dough Hook Meat Market and a program by Ohio Means Jobs Allen County.

We've probably all driven down Tom Fett Rd. Have you ever wondered who Tom was? The Icon wonders why this road includes a first name and not just a last name, like so many others. The answer to the first question is provided by BlufftonForever.com, which provides this introduction to the topic:

Many country roads in Richland Township have familiar local family names. These include Augsburger, Bixel, Bentley, Grismore, Huber, Lugabill, Phillips, Shifferly, Snider and Zurflugh. One township road with two names, Tom Fett Road, is also among those. To discover how Tom Fett Road was named read the story in Swiss Connections at https://www.blufftonforever.com/post/thomas-and-catherine-hilti-fett

This "pillar of light" was seen by area residents on January 10 and beautifully photographed by P. Rae Staton on SR 235 between Bluffton and Ada. The phenomenon occurs when light at ground level is refracted by ice crystals suspended in the air. Cold, still conditions are required.

Apply January 3-February 18, 2022

The West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC) is in the process of selecting interested landowners who meet the qualifications for the Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) in Allen County from January 3rd-February 18, 2022. Interested agricultural landowners are encouraged to call or email WCOLC ([email protected]) for additional information. 

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