December 2011

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Icon viewers are invited to an open house combined show with a three consultants held from noon to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2022 State Route 103, Bluffton.

The event will include Premier Consultant Dixie Boss Hummel, Thirty-One Consultant Jenna Powell and Kaylynn's Kreations, (homemade baked goods, cake pops, custom birthday cakes and much more). She will have samples for tasting.

During the event Premier is offering, buy any two items at regular price and get the third for half off.

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When you think of Christmas and New Year's family traditions what favorite recipes come to your mind? Are they cookies, candy, pies, cakes or a one-of-a-kind treat?

We invite you to share those recipes with Icon viewers. Send us your favorite recipe...or two or three. We'll published them. Please identify yourself with your recipe. Also, if you wish, tell us a little about the background of the recipe. Where did it come from? What's so special about it?

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The following births are reported from Oct. 13 to Nov. 21 from Bluffton Hospital: To view photos of these babies click here.

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Senior High Youth of First Mennonite, Bluffton, are taking orders for Christmas candy. Youth are offering the following:

Buckeyes, $5 a dozen
Turtles, $5 a dozen
White chocolate peppermint bark, $4, appx. one-third pound
Chocolate covered pretzels, $4 appx, one-third pound
Dark chocolate Christmas clusters, $4 a dozen

The deadline for orders is Dec. 12. Orders may be picked up on Sunday, Dec. 18 following the morning worship or following the children's Christmas program that evening.

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Church services for December were recently announced at Mennonite Memorial Home. The schedule follows:

Sunday services are at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4
Chaplain Bill Herr

Sunday, Dec. 11
Renee Caskie

Sunday, Dec. 18
Ryan Dunlap

Sunday, Dec. 25
Chaplain Bill Herr

Tuesday services at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 13
Kevin Mohr, English Lutheran

Tuesday, Dec. 20
Peg Murphy

Tuesday, Dec. 27
Jack Duffy, First Baptist, Ada

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Several employees of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio were recognized for their years of service at MHCO.

30 years
Jeanne Wehri
Kathy Rode
JoAnn Johnson

15 years
Heather Clum
David Crawford
William Herr
Janet Way

10 years
Helen Stefanka
Jacquelyn Frey
Melissa Selhorst
Amuy Kaufman
Jill Wilson
Kimberly Keck
Vette Gibson
Maria Hartman

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Bluffton's first December holiday weekend offers lots of activities for persons interested in getting into the holiday mood. Here's the first installment of December weekend features from The Icon on what's going on in Bluffton.

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Thanks to Paula Pyzik Scott for contributing this Christmas recipe.

English Toffee Pudding

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Fred Steiner and Santa say "Send your Christmas wish list to The Icon" (Denny Edinger photo)

Dear Santa...The Bluffton Icon again has the inside track to your Christmas wishes. A special mailbox at the Bluffton Post Office accepts letters to Santa. The Icon will print all letters that are legible.

And, thanks to the digital age, The Icon will also accept e-mailed letters to Santa. Send them to [email protected]

Here's the first letter:

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Here's a classic Will Triplett photo. The subject is young Walter James Renner of Bluffton. The photo was taken on March 7, 1897, thanks to information written on the back of the photo.

While a photo of this pose today might be simple, consider Will Triplett's task in 1897.

His subject - a very young child - needed to stand is a "frozen" pose for several seconds. If he moved his image would be blurred. The pups in the photo were already under control.

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