The current U.S. administration’s emphasis on coal could mean jobs and industries coming soon to the Bluffton-Ada area, although not all residents are excited about it.
One of northwestern Ohio’s untouched economic payloads is an enormous vein of Anthracite coal stretching from Sidney to Bowling Green. The coal lies beneath the pumped out natural gas and oil fields, which boomed here in the 1890s.
Jonathan from Bluffton Community Preschool proudly displays his factory build from recycled materials from the class’s construction unit. Jonathan says “I made a factory. I have a white mailbox, a blue door and a window. I have lots of alarms on the roof so it one breaks there is another one. Outside my factory is a pond and grass."
Riley Creek Arbor extends its toy and book drive to assist Bluffton Community Preschool to April 30, according to Gary Reese, of Faith Investment Services, Bluffton.
The drive benefits the Bluffton Community Preschool. Here’s how Icon viewers may participate:
Visit Faith Investment Services, 122 N. Main St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, and select any item from the window to purchase.
How do you encapsulate an idea as abstract as beauty? According to Dr. Jeff Gundy, professor of English at Bluffton University, beauty “does not respond well to mere reason.”
The next PrimeTimers event is noon, Tuesday, April 4.
PrimeTimers is a non-denominational, community fellowship gathering for adults 55 and over hosted at St. John Mennonite Church in Pandora. This event will feature the Ohio Northern University Flute Chorus/Quintet.
The church is located at 15988 Road 4, Pandora.
The meal will include meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, scalloped corn, cole slaw, dinner rolls, cake and coffee.
