All Bluffton Icon News

  • /

Mennonite Memorial Home church services for February was recently announced. The schedule follows:

Sunday services at 9:30 a.m.
Feb. 5 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Feb. 12 - George Pirtie
Feb. 19 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Feb. 26 - Wally Geiger

Tuesday services at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 7 - Thomas Dearth, County Line Church of the Brethren
Feb. 14 - Jack Duffy, Ada
Feb. 21 - Brandon Mayden, Bethel Church of Christ
Feb. 28 - Lynn Thompson, St. John Mennonite

  • /

Six boys and one girl were born in the past 30 days at Bluffton Hospital. To view photos of these births click here. Details follow:

Jan. 9 - Anderson Paul Blair, son of Kyle and Jessica Blair, Alger, 20 1/2 inches, 7 pounds, 3 ounces.

Jan. 11 - Jaime Junior Garcia III, son of Andrea Gossard and Jaime Garcia, Jr., Fostoria, 20 inches, 7 pounds.

Jan. 16 - Trent Thomas David, son of Travis and Mindy David, Leipsic, 20 1/2 inches, 9 pounds.

  • /
Brad Fruchey presented the award to Michael Blake

Former Bluffton resident and BHS grad, Michael Blake, was inducted into the Apollo Career Center Alumni Hall of Fame this month. The induction was during the all-area Apollo board meeting.

Blake, a 1981 Bluffton and Apollo welding graduate, is owner of Top WeldMan, located in Celina. He has owned the business for the past 13 years.

Through various employment opportunities and professional development he has obtained many different types of welding certifications.

  • /

By Mitchell Gatzke, Icon sports anaylist

As a true football fan I was extremely entertained while watching the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York football Giants. However, other than the game itself, the event was quite a let down.

  • /

Several Bluffton and Pandora area men are members of the Lima Beane Chorus, which presents its 64th annual barbershop harmony show in March.

The event is at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 10, at the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center.

This year's show's theme is "Piracy on a high C."The show features Vocal Spectrum and Bustin Loose, in addition to the Lima Beanes.

  • /

Bluffton Housing Corp. will hold its annual stockholders' meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Vance Street Apartments.

The agenda includes reports of the operations of Riley View Apartments and Vance Street Apartments and the election of officers.

Three board members' terms will expire. They are Matthew Jordan, Lois Goodman and Kathy Rode.

Continuing board members are Ed Yeager, Fred Rodabaugh, Bob Fett, Deb Beer, Mary Fett and Wally Buroker. Buroker was recently appointed to fill the unexpired term of Sue Shields.

Pages