The man in the red suit is making his appearances in Bluffton this month. on Dec. 14 he met youth at the Bluffton McDonald's Restaurant. Click here for a video.
The Icon welcomes its newest advertiser - Gary's Repair, located at 2667 Road P, between Bluffton and Pandora.
Owned by Gary Augsburger, the store has several interesting Christmas specials for the person interested in "green" gifts. These include a wide selection of cordless yard tools.
Give the gift of Fitness this holiday. BFR Sports & Fitness
remindsIcon viewers that gift certificates for memberships, indoor track
passes, fitness classes and Family Rec Passes are available for the
holidays.
In addition, BFR is selling Texas Roadhouse Restaurant Gift
Cards in $15 and $25 values. The gift cards may be used at any Texas
Roadhouse restaurant in the US. A percentage of each card remains with
"With 23 students participating this year, we were able to field two different teams for the Allen County Quiz Bowl competitions," said Dan Smith, Bluffton eighth grade math teacher.
The Bluffton Red team finished the season 23-5 including a record of 11-3 in the year-end tournament. This tied them with Shawnee for first place. Bluffton earned the first runner-up trophy based on total points scored during the tournament.
Members of this year's 7th and 8th grade academic team, front row: Katie Scott, Elizabeth Nisly, Cassidy Bush and Amy Warren.
Robert F. Bender, 84, of Bluffton died at 3:10 p.m. Dec. 14, 2011 at his residence. He was born Sept. 24, 1927 in Wapakoneta to Frederick Ferdinand and Florence Elizabeth Lamley Bender. On Aug. 24, 1948 he married Jo Ann Brunn and she survives.
Robert and Jo Ann owned A-Z Portion Control Meats of Bluffton. He was a member of Bethel Church of Christ, Ada, and a former board member of the Lima Senior Citizens. He attended Lima Central High School and was a WWII Navy veteran.
