The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will deliver $500 in chamber gift certificates to winners of this year’s Bluffton residential holiday lighting contest.
Judging took place this past weekend. Judges considered residential lighting displays within the village limits. In addition, they looked at residences that requested to be judged.
Bluffton school board on Monday accepted the resignation of three teachers who have made lasting impacts on Bluffton students for several decades.
The resignations are effective at the end of this school year for:
• Mary Edmiston with 37 years teaching in Bluffton
• Julie Kindred with 17 years teaching Bluffton
• Susan McKinley with 24 years teaching in Bluffton
In addition to that action, the board approved several items including:
Standout Graphics, owned by Gideon Fisher, Bluffton, is the Bluffton Icon's newest advertiser. He works with clients from his home. The firm is the Bluffton Icon's newest advertiser.
Fisher was a visual communication design major at The Ohio State University and has 12 years of design experience.
"I offer different types of graphic design services," he said. "I create logos, websites, brochures, posters, business cards, shirt designs, decals, banners, ads, menus, billboards and similar products."
Nancy Elwood bowled a 257 for women's high game and Onalee Shepler reported a 626 high series at Southgate Lanes for the week ending Dec. 12, according to Derek Dukes.
All the high scores of the week are in the attachment at the bottom of this page.