Douglas Parkins, 77, died Monday, June 26, 2017, at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima. He was born Sept. 27, 1939, in McComb to William and Katherine Parkins who preceded him in death.
Douglas graduated from Beaverdam High School and was a maintenance man at Ex-Cello in Bluffton for many years. He was an avid outdoors-man and hunter.
Bluffton's cycle of life turns to the wheat harvest. Dennis Morrision took this idyllic harvest photo on the Dave Warren farm on Township Road 51 south of the Bluffton Airport in Orange Township. This is one of the first wheat fields in the Bluffton area to have wheat taken off.
The Bluffton police department was involved in the recent investigation of Dr. James A. Gideon, M.D., Bluffton rheumatology and internal medicine physician, Ryan Burkholder, police chief, confirmed to the Icon on Monday.
Burkholder said that State Medical Board of Ohio contact the police department shortly after it began the investigation of Dr. Gideon involving sexual misconduct with patients.
Rob Glenn will show his Revolutionary War reenactment uniform and weapons during the Monday, July 10, Bluffton Senior Citizens monthly dinner meeting at the Center.
Glenn will also talk about the reenactments that he has participated in.
The dinner is at 6 p.m. and tickets of $8 each must be purchased by July 5.
Pauline Klingler who turns 90 in July will receive her life membership into the association.
Several additional programs are held at the center in July. Open the attachment for the July newsletter.
First, Roger Edwards. Second the photographer, Sue Shields, who sent this cell phone photo of the esteemed president of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association following the return of a recent senior citizens bus trip.
While Roger may be the new poster child for the senior citizens, we've not yet heard the entire story of the bus trip.
Bluffton school board approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Bluffton Education Association (BEA) and Ohio Association Public School Employees (OAPSE) on Monday.
The agreement calls for a 2.9 percent pay increase each year effect July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2020, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
In separate action, the board also approved 2.9 percent pay increased to its administrative staff of Denecker, Marden Herr, Kyle Leatherman, Michael Minnig, Paula Parish and Michael Wilson.
