Former pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Ralph Quellhorst, 82, died June 23, 2020.
He was born in New Bremen, Ohio in 1937. Ralph is the son of the late Clarence and Aurelia Quellhorst. He graduated from Heidelberg University in 1959 with B.A degree in Speech, a B. Div. from Eden Theological Seminary in 1962, M. Div. from Eden Theological Seminary in 1974, and D. Min. in 1976 from Eden Theological Seminary. Rev. Dr. Quellhorst was a retired minister in the United Church of Christ.
It's hot out there and everyone's at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. The pool reached its maximum capacity today. That's 100 swimmers and 25 land lovers.
Bluffton school board will conduct an evaluation of Greg Denecker, superintendent, and Paula Parish, school treasurer, in an executive session on Monday. The evaluation is completed annually.
The board will also prepare for negotiations with public employees and that will go into executive session also.
In other action, the board will act on a resolution recommending to opt out of career-technical education for seventh and eighth graders during 2020-21.
Breakfast and lunch prices for 2020-21 will be considered at the follow:
On May 7 the Icon featured some recently-hatched ducklings with Mother Duck swimming in the Little Riley. We've watched the family grow up and now they are young adolescents and still favor the Little Riley neighborhood.
Summer is a great time to explore the art spread across the Bluffton community – especially for viewers unable to visit art galleries elsewhere in Ohio.
As a weekly series, The Icon will feature the art created by John Peter Klassen, a long-time Bluffton College art professor.
For some viewers, this series is familiar. For others, it may be a first-time experience.
Did Jamie Nygaard or Rae Staton take your photo on your front porch this spring?
Similar to the bears in the window, front porch photos emerged as a nationwide response activity to the covid-19 pandemic.
The two Bluffton photographers used their camera skills to raise money for a worthy local cause as they accepted donations by photographing residents on their porches.
Jamie had 60 photo sessions and Rae 26 photo session. Their efforts generated $5,100 for the Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry. Jamie raise $4,000 and Rae $1,100.
