Fred Rodabaugh presided over his final complete Bluffton council meeting as mayor on Dec. 19. Although he will convene the first meeting in January he will pass the reigns of village government to Eric Fulcomer, mayor-elect, once the bills are paid.
Rodabaugh's involvement in Bluffton village government as a council member and mayor goes back to the 1970s. The first meeting of 2012 is Monday, Jan. 9. At that time Fulcomer will resign as a council member and will be sworn in as mayor.
How many persons from out of town visit Bluffton between Nov. 26 and Jan. 1 to see the Blaze of Lights and cruise town looking at residential lights?
Take a wild guess. No, we don't have the answer, but here's one small glimpse that indicates the traffic. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce provides free maps to assist out-of-town guests interested in viewing our lights.
The board passed a resolution on Monday opposing Ohio House Bill 136 (School Choice) and stated its opposition to any legislation that seeks to transfer public money to support private education.
The winner of The Icon's Week 6 of the NFL Contest is Dan Smith. Dan accumulated 7 points to claim victory. Other contestants:
6 points - Jerry Cupples.
5 points - Ben Reineke, Duane Bollenbacher, John Clevidence, Nancy Armour and Philip Keeler.
4 points - Andy Althaus, James Crawfis, Mark Sommers and Mike Burris.
3 points - Becky Warren.
Florence "Flo" Herrmann, 84 died at 5:02 p.m. Dec. 18, 2011 at her residence. She was born May 14, 1927, in Belmont, Ohio to Andrew and Elizabeth (Callahan) McLaughlin. On Nov. 20, 1954 she married Fred Herrmann and he died Sept. 13, 2003.
She had retired as a bookkeeper at the Bluffton Stone Company. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. She was a volunteer at Bluffton Hospital and enjoyed reading and traveling. She was a 1945 graduate of Senecaville High School.
Need a really great last-minute Christmas gift idea? The Icon has an entire bag full of ideas and the best part is that you don't need to drive to the mall to make the purchase. You don't even need to surf the Internet and pay one-day delivery prices.
The Icon offers viewers its annual survey of Bluffton-made products or products that say "Bluffton." These are available at very reasonable prices. Each makes a unique Christmas gift.
