Note: This letter is in response to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's program on the Dixie Highway Centennial on Friday, Jan. 9.
Icon viewers:
Did you know the rails ran right down the center on Main St? I grew on 668 S Main in the 1920s, Watching for the trains was a big excitement. Played 'hide and seek' running with the freight car across the street to a new destination.Watched for the group of new cars being driven from Detroit to unknown. What wonderful memories!
2014 will be remembered for several things, but the thing most area residents will remember is the “Winter of 2014.”
Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided The Icon with the 2014 summary with comparisons back to 2006.
Here’s some of the 2014 weather highlights:
• Snowfall recorded at 59.7 inches was more than 22 inches higher than the yearly normal average of 37.10 inches.
• The 2014 average temperature of 48.1 degrees was below the 50.3 degree yearly average temperature.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members will hear about the centennial of the Dixie Highway in 2015 from Bluffton area resident Scott Little.
The route of the Dixie Highway is Main Street in Bluffton and much of the village’s rich history has been closely connected to this most historic route.
The only thing we can think to do in a situation like this is to bake. But what? With the Duke Ellington Orchestra playing in the background, in my attempt to inspire creativity, we blindly took one of the bread books off the shelf.
Here’s what opened: We’ll call it “Miniature Icon Benne Biscuits.”
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women continued their winning ways as they returned to conference play with a 58-46 victory over the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Beavers earned the victory despite shooting only 35.1 percent from the floor and 60.9 percent from the charity stripe. Bluffton improved to 8-3 and 3-1 in HCAC play while Rose-Hulman fell to 6-5 and 2-2, respectively.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University men welcomed Rose-Hulman for a Heartland Conference bout on Saturday, Jan. 3, in the first game of 2015. The Engineers stifled the Beavers in a hard fought game, 62-53, using height to their advantage, getting 38 of their points on the inside. The Beavers fell to 6-5 with a 2-2 mark in the HCAC, while the Engineers improved to 7-4 overall, including 3-1 in conference play.
Larry Smith of Smith’s Realty Professionals, 147 N. Main St., Bluffton, announces a new residential listing. The listing is at 307 S. Main St., Bluffton. The residence has two bedrooms and one bath. Its list price is $109,900.
For more details on the listing open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The churches of Pandora and Gilboa are offering food boxes for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School District. The boxes are designed to provide nine meals for a family of four. In order to pick up a box, you must register by calling 419-384-3038 by 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. Boxes will be available to be picked up at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31 at the Grace Mennonite Church, 502 East Main Street, Pandora.
