You are here

Home

All Bluffton Icon News

Swing band performs music from the '40s on Oct. 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2010 - 2:56am

Hepcat Revival Swing Band from Toledo performs music of the 1940s at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23, in the Town Hall Concert Series. The event is sponsored by the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee.

The concert is on the third floor of the town hall and admission is by donation.

The seven-piece band decked out in the full regalia of the latest fashions of the 1940s performs music of Louis Prima, Big Joe Turner, Cab Calloway and Louis Jordan, as well as their own compositions.

Section: 
Events
»

15 minutes with Peaches the Cat

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2010 - 5:38pm
Peaches the Cat

15 minutes with Peaches the Cat

So, I understand you're miffed because of the interview in The Icon with Ike the Iconoclast.

Miffed doesn't come close to describing my feelings.

So, what's this all about?

Ike's a dog, you nit wit.

And...

I'm a feline...member of the family that brought you the lynx, the puma, the bobcat, the saber-tooth cat, the...

Okay, I get it. So, tell me about yourself.

Section: 
People
»

MMH hosts Oct. 21 community meal at Senior Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2010 - 12:51pm

Thursday, Oct. 21, is the date of the next community meals scheduled by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association.

The meal is at 6 p.m., held at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center and is hosted by Mennonite Memorial Home.

The meal is open to the public. Donations accepted are given to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program food pantry.

Section: 
Worship
»

Kathryn Luginbill, 1919-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2010 - 12:35pm

Kathryn Elizabeth (Suter) Luginbill, 91, died at the Hilty Home, Pandora, Ohio, on Oct. 19, 2010. She was born to Harvey and Sylvia (Lugibihl) Suter on April 8, 1919, in Bluffton.

Kathryn was preceded in death by one brother, Dale Suter, and has two living sisters, Wanda Pannabecker of Bluffton, and LaDonna (Lloyd) Shook of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

On Dec. 18, 1943, she married Paul Luginbill who preceded her in death in 1991.

Section: 
Obituaries
»

Julius "Jay" Robert Sanyi 1927-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2010 - 12:26pm

Julius "Jay" Robert Sanyi, 82, of Bluffton died at 9:55 p.m., Oct. 19, 2010, at Birchaven Village, Findlay.

He was born Nov. 10, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Josef and Rosalia Konyha Sanyi. On July 24, 1990, he married Wilma Zimmerman and she survives.

Mr. Sanyi was retired from the Ford Engine Plant, Cleveland. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, a member of American Legion 536, Gilboa and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Reserves, serving in World War II.

Section: 
Obituaries
»

A clean sweep

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2010 - 8:37am

A little fall housekeeping is in order in Bluffton. This sweeper can suck up just about anything, including all the fallen leaves in your yard. The village leaf sweeping crew is active this month. Residents who place their leaves on their curbs will have them taken care of by the village crew.

»

Pages