The eighth annual Jingle Jog will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, at Pandora Missionary Church, 300 Rocket Ridge, Pandora. The event includes a one-mile walk and 5K (3.1 miles) run. The one-mile walk will begin at 9 a.m., and the 5k at 9:30 a.m.
Entry fees are as follows: Pre-registration by Dec. 4, $15 plus shirt; race day, $15 registration and $15 for a shirt. A registration form is attached at the bottom of this story.
The Swiss Community Historical Society invites Icon viewers to become members of the society, as a new membership drive is currently underway. A membership form is found in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Annual memberships are $20 per household; $50 sustaining and $500 for a life member.
Memberships may be mailed to:
Swiss Community Historical Society
PO Box 5
Bluffton, OH 45817
With the holidays upon us, The Bluffton Icon is requesting that readers submit favorite Christmas recipes - cookies, candy, breads, etc. We'd like to publish one Christmas recipe each day - sort of a virtual holiday cookbook.
So when you pull out your cookbooks and recipe files this season, think of us and send us any recipes you're willing to share. Please include the history behind the recipe - a family favorite handed down through the generations; a new, lighter version of an old cookie recipe; or something completely new to your family.
Hey, it's still in the 50s! Is this the end of November? Here's the past seven day high, low and precipitation readings from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Men's and women's tennis are returning to the Bluffton University athletics program in 2011-12, with an alumnus and member of the Ohio Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame at the helm.
"During the last year, we have heard from more and more current and prospective students about their increased interest in competing in tennis at Bluffton," said Phill Talavinia, athletics director. Bluffton took a break from offering the tennis program in May 2008.
Fifteen years ago health care choices for seniors who were in need of care were somewhat limited to either a hospital stay or going to a nursing home.
Kathy Rode, a nurse at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, saw that many of them could stay at home with just a little assistance.
"We wanted to offer a third option in the way of home health services, where nurses would make visits in people's homes to help them recoup after surgeries or if they needed further assistance," said Rode, founding Director of Mennonite Home Health.
Note: This story was written before the 2010 football season ended.
Playing college football, keeping tabs on 40-plus male university students, teaching high school classes, planning a wedding - all of these things are stressful by themselves. Imagine doing them all at once. Seem crazy? That's just a normal day in the life of Aaron Wladischkin.
Beckie Fish is the employee of the month at Mennonite Memorial Home. She has been employed at the Mennonite Memorial Home for five years and works as a STNA.
Beckie is a competent and caring person who attends to the needs of the elders she serves. Her supervisor has commented that she is a team player and helps other staff when needed.
Beckie has a good sense of humor and engages the elders in conversation and other activities. She is from Beaverdam.
Holiday festivities at Bluffton Public Library continue on Saturday, Dec. 11, including several activities for youth. Santa Claus will make an appearance at the library at 11 a.m. He will read a story and then children may present their wish list requests to him until 1 p.m. Other activities for children include a make and take craft and cookie decorating.
In addition, Oscar Velasquez will be playing holiday music on his guitar from noon to 1 p.m. This gives library patrons a chance to meet the artist and purchase his Blaze of Lights prints from 1-2 p.m.
