The Bluffton Athletic Boosters just concluded their annual Reverse Raffle and would like to take a moment to thank all that contributed to its success. Many individuals and businesses made this year’s raffle another huge success.
Whether you purchased a ticket, or donated a product, service, or your valuable time, we cannot thank you enough. The Reverse Raffle couldn’t be effective without the help of all the volunteers.
We look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s raffle.
Evelyn Amelia Lugibihl, 95, died May 6, 2017, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay.
She was born Aug. 10, 1921, in Findlay to Emerson and Candace (Knepper) Street who preceded her in death. On May 1, 1948, she married Wallace Lugibihl who preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 1992.
Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.
Scott and Ewing Company
The business was started in 1906 in the location of today’s Riley Creek Mercantile on Cherry Street.
Here's one of the early Bluffton-Pandora vehicles. Harvey Suter is in the driver's seat (notice the steering wheel on the right side) and his sister, Leola, is sitting with him. The car is believed to be Philip Neuenschwander's Rio (Harvey's uncle). Our guess on the model is close to a 1910 Rio. Harvey was born in 1893, making him 17 in 1910.
BROWN1E - The Icon found this plate on a black Honda Civic near the ONU garage in Ada. It's pretty obvious that the driver is a member of Delta Sigma Phi.
The Bluffton Police Department will hold a bicycle rodeo on Saturday, May 13, at the Buckeye Park.
The rodeo for youth takes place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the park. All participants will receive a free bike helmet. In addition there will be a bike raffle.
It enables clean up of sediment in streams. The village and Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) will hold a demonstration of the sand wand in early June in Bluffton.
The demo is from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, June 2, at the fork in the Riley – where the Little Riley meets the Big Riley. If you don't know where the "fork is, it's along Riley Street near the bridge on the west side of Spring Street.
The public is invited to bring waders and try out the sand wand.
M. Eilene Mericle, 93, died May 4, 2017, at 7:47 p.m. at Willow Ridge - Betty House in Bluffton. Eilene was born April 4, 1924, in Orange Township near Bluffton to the late Ross and Arah (Ewing) Tripplehorn. On Sept. 17, 1942 she married Gerald "Gene" Mericle who preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 1997.
Eilene was a homemaker and had also worked at Gillette Bakery and Crow's Dime Store both of Bluffton. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bluffton and the Bluffton Senior Citizens.
