Janice Shafer of Vance Street Apartments "Bluffton's sweetest person"
Janice Shafer, resident of Vance Street Apartments, Bluffton, is the winner of the Bluffton Icon "Sweetest Day" contest. Her entry was selected as the winner of all persons nominated for the award.
She was nominated by her neice Kim Robinette, who says, "She truly is the sweetest." Janice received a large bouquet of flowers from the Icon.
There are many other "sweet" people in the Icon viewership area. The following persons were also nominated by viewers (sorry, we couldn't give a bouquet to everyone on the list):
Debbie Mohr
Jen Baumgartner
Ruth Naylor
Bill Herr
Alice Ruth Ramseyer
Roger and Linda Augsburger
Teri Steinmetz
Jami Crawfis
Nancy Yeager
Corrine Boehr
Greg Probst
Ray Raeburn
Derek Dukes
Roger Edwards
Greg Conkling
Sister Carol Inkrott
Bill Watkins
Val Eikenbary
Jonah Agner
Beth Lamb
Lynda Best
Alice Basinger
Susan Collier
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
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- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
- Heart to Heart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Mayberry Rd. closure Aug. 27-28
- Janet M. Leonard was a teacher
- Pirates boys golf wins NWC tri
- Inside Innovations brings established design studio to Bluffton
- Walking thru Autumn hikes include Motter Park
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