Many persons are still confused and trying to log on to the Federal government's ACA website and getting nowhere.
According to Daryl Steiner of Steiner and Granger Financial Services, no one needs to go to the Federal site unless those persons are ready to sign up for the coverage or want to do it totally on their own.
“They need to do their research in advance before there is any need to go to that site,” Steiner told The Icon. “It is confusing and only leads to more frustration and provides you with no real answers.”
By Fred Steiner
Want to hear a good Halloween story? Here’s one. And it’s true.
Most of us have forgotten that the bend in the road on State Route 235 north of Ada was originally laid out as a 90-degree angle. If you head north, you can see a remnant of that angle - but look closely.
Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, director of the Bluffton University Gospel Choir, directs the choir and Hesston (Kan.) College’s Bel Canto Singers and Chorale in a combined performance during “A Celebration of Gospel: Music and Worship in the African-American Tradition” Oct. 27 at Hesston Mennonite Church.
The concert featured each individual choir as well as the combined choir with guest composer, arranger and gospel historian Dr. Raymond Wise of Columbus, Ohio.
Maple Crest Senior Living Community's November activity calendar is now posted on The Icon. To view the printer-friendly calendar, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
ArtSpace/Lima, 65/67 Town Square, Lima, announces Home for the Holidays, a large-scale holiday art sale, opening Tuesday, Nov. 19 and running through Saturday, Dec. 21.
Home for the Holidays will feature the works of 34 area artists. All media will be represented: oil painting, acrylics, drawing, artist prints, jewelry, ceramics, photography, iron work, work in wood, paper, and fabric. Many of the artists have been award-winners in earlier ArtSpace shows.
Hilty Home, Pandora, will host its annual bazaar on Friday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be items for sale including baked goods and crafts. All proceeds will go to the activities department of Hilty Home.
Soup and sandwiches will be available for including homemade chili and chicken noodle soup, as well as ham and turkey subs and shredded chicken sandwiches. Soup, sandwich and beverage are $5, but items may also be purchased a la carte. Donations of baked goods are accepted and welcomed for the bake sale.
The Bluffton Schools will once again welcome any citizen interested in walking the hallways during the winter months, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.
The Bluffton Elementary and Middle Schools may be used for walking from 6:15 – 7:15 a.m. and 6-7 p.m., beginning Nov. 4. Please enter at the main elementary door during these times. The buildings are open each day when school is in session.
Here's Nickel Plate Road Berkshire 759 pulling out of the former Lima Locomotive Works in the spring of 1969. The locomotive, built in Lima in 1949, was pulling the Golden Spike Limited. The train was headed to Utah where the centennial of the Golden Spike was to take place.
The train headed south and passed through Bluffton. Garth Gerber took this photo.
There's lots happening with the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce this month. The current chamber newsletter provides an update on all the latest Blaze of Lights events, plus an introduction to 10 new chamber members.
The newsletter is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
In hopes of garnering state Straight A grant funds for this region, 12 area school districts have joined forces to submit a proposal for an innovative project that would put laptop computers and other devices into students’ hands and establish a way for teachers in all the schools to share ideas and experiences.
The new Straight A Fund is part of Ohio’s $62 billion, two-year state operating budget. The $250 million grant program aims to reward creative ideas that boost student achievement, reduce spending or put an impressive share of resources into classrooms.
