By James D. Stager, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 1973, Jim Croce released his album titled You Don’t Mess Around with Jim. The album contained his second number one hit, “Time in a Bottle.” Unfortunately, this song hit the charts after his tragic death in a plane crash in 1973 in Louisiana after performing a concert. Jim Croce’s son A. J. would turn 2 years old eight days after his father’s death. As an adult, A. J. pays tribute to his dad with his 2026 tour, which is called Croce Plays Croce.
The Icon email inbox is a pretty busy place. While we search for items of interest to those who live and work in Ada and Bluffton, Ohio, we also receive many media releases and advertising inquiries at [email protected] and [email protected]. For the record, they both come to the same place; you don't need to send duplicate messages to both.
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8: Q&A and display of Fett Hardware memorabilia with Ed Fett and family at Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St.
By Josiah Bergstrand
Fett Hardware, which opened in 1894 and was originally located at 127 N Main St, was one of the most prominent family-owned businesses on Bluffton's Main Street throughout its 92 years of operation. The store was opened by John Fett, a savvy businessman who also owned the Bluffton Slaw Cutter company and co-owned the Arras Cream Separator Company.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University is pleased to announce it has received a $65,000 Vocation Across the Academy Grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The purpose of this grant is to support vocational exploration to help students develop more effective links between a philosophy of life and preparing for a career, and to include more faculty and students in the work of vocational exploration and discernment.
Stacey Hensley of Alger knitted this Freedom Waves flag blanket last fall and entered it in the Hardin County Fair in 2025. It measures 50 x 65 inches.
Her construction method uses a round loom that can also be used for hats, cowls and other tube-shaped designs.
Hensley notes that she learned loom knitting during the 2020 quarantine by watching YouTube videos. She also knits adult hats, pumpkin blushies, scarves and blankets.
