Hey, Don, the Grinch is trying to steal your outdoor Christmas decorations! This display at 240 S. Lawn Ave., won second place in this year's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential holiday lighting contest. Don Burris receives $300 in Bluffton Bucks. Watch the Icon for more winning display photos coming soon.
Here's the second in a series of Bluffton-Ada Icon Christmas picture exchanges.
Each day until Dec. 31 on Bluffton Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Ada. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Bluffton that is posted on Ada Icon.
Here's the second installment. The larger photos shows the holiday lights in the Ada railroad depot park on Main Street, Ada. The inset shows the the model railroad Christmas display in Ryan DeMarco's Edward Jones window in Bluffton, now posted on the Ada Icon.
We have identified our community as Swiss pioneers, but find many of our ancestors came to American from France and we need to go further back in our history and find the reasons.
When our Swiss pioneers lived in Switzerland, many were persecuted because of their religious belief.
Chris Moser receives his first dose of a covid-19 vaccination from a CVS pharmacist. The vaccines were administered on Tuesday to Mennonite Memorial Home residents and staff. (MMH photos)
U.S. 30 westbound between Interstate 75/State Route 696 and State Route 65 will be closing today, Wednesday, Dec. 23, for several days for emergency work on the Slabtown Road overpass.
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, Slabtown Rd. over U.S. 30 was closed due to a bridge strike. The closure of U.S. 30 westbound is to prepare for the removal of the damaged beam and bridge deck as soon as possible.
