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Crafts, games and costume judging

Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, will hold a family-friendly Halloween party from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 22, according to Amy Byers, sports coordinator.

The party is open to the community and all ages. There will be crafts, games and costume judging. For more information contact BFR at 419-358-4150.

Kevin “Keebler" Wayne Neff, 58, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Kevin was born May 22, 1959, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Richard and Beulah (Burkholder) Neff who preceded him in death.

 Kevin owned Keebler’s Towing & Auto Repair for 20 years.

Ricky L. Weyer, 63, died on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Bluffton Hospital.

Ricky was born June 10, 1954, in Bluffton to Robert and Katherine (Bowsher) Weyer.

Survivors include: his mother, Katherine Weyer of Bluffton; three sons, Garrett (Tamara) Weyer of Beaverdam, Jeremiah (Megan) Weyer of Rockport, Nathaniel Weyer of Bluffton; four siblings, Kevin (Cathy) Weyer of Beaverdam, Bobby Weyer of Ada, Deb (Craig) Main of Bluffton, Cathy Derringer and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Weyer.

Bluffton plant received nearly 38,000 pounds of milk per day in late 1950s

Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.

Page Dairy Co.
Started in Bluffton in 1922

The Page Dairy was located on Harmon Road near the former water plant. In 1957  a plant in Findlay here also. (In 2017 this is near Steinmetz Field.)

FHA - Future Homemakers of America. Here are members of that Bluffton High School organization during the 1956-57 school year. Names are under the photo.

The Icon spotted SMURF 91 on a Jeep in downtown Ada.

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