Winter storytime themes are set at the Bluffton Public Library, according to Rikki Steingass. Storytime is for pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5. Sessions are Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
"The winter themes are designed to chase seasonal blues away," said Steingass. They include stories, songs, fingerplays, snacks and other activities."
Each session last about 45 minutes. Parents or caregivers must register their child at the front desk to participate.
Note: The Icon welcome Ron Lora as a regular columnist. Lora, a native of Bluffton, Ohio, is retired from the history department of the University of Toledo, where he continues to teach part time. He is the author or editor of several books and the recipient of teaching awards at the university and state levels. A past president of the Ohio Academy of History and of the Swiss Community Historical Society, he is active in several organizations.
Hey! That's not an Ohio plate! You are correct. It's from Kansas. The Icon snapped it in the Rosenberger Drive parking lot. It belongs to a Bluffton University student.
Bluffton police report that a sex crimes investigation from last summer has resulted in a recent conviction in the Allen County Common Pleas Court.
Police were contacted by the mother of a14-year-old Bluffton female reporting the discovery of several occasions where the girl was sexually active with the woman's boyfriend.
Terry A. Gibson, 44, was originally indicted by an Allen County Grand Jury on three counts of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, each being a third degree felony, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief.
Thelma L. Bracy, 97, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Born in Kalida, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Bessie (Wirth) Neill, she married Laurel E. Bracy Sept. 6, 1936 and they settled in Pandora, Ohio.
She was a housewife assisting her husband as needed in the operation of Bracy Clover Farm Grocery Store in Pandora. He preceded her in death in 1967 after which she continued working in the store. She was an avid gardener, enjoying vegetables and flowers--especially orchid culture.
