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Paula Augsburger was an Elida HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 24, 2021 - 3:49pm

Paula A. Augsburger, 67, died May 23, 2021, at Lima Memorial Health System.  Paula was born Feb. 5, 1954, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Gary and Ruth (White) Meeker. She had been married to Michael Augsburger.

Paula was a graduate of Elida High School and had been a housekeeper at Lima Memorial Health System. She attended the Christian Assembly Worship Center, Lima. Paula was an avid reader and enjoyed baking, crafting and most of all, spending time with her family. 

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Obituaries
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Vicki's Music Studio and Noteworthy Community Choir are back

Grand reopening Friday, June 4, with lots of musical options for all ages
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 24, 2021 - 2:50pm

FROM ADA ICON - As businesses and events reopen after being closed for a year, the Icon is posting stories on both Icons relating to Ada and Bluffton.

A grand reopening of Vicki’s Music Studio and Noteworthy Community Choir is set for  5 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 4, at the studio, 2613 State Route 81, Ada, according to Vicki Mills, studio owner.

“We invite all interested persons to visit our studio, meet our instructors and register for all summer classes and camps,” said Mills.

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Business
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Ever meet anyone you know when on the road?

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 24, 2021 - 10:42am

What are the odds of two Bluffton couples running into each other at the Belvidere Oasis, near the Illinois-Wisconsin border on Interstate 90?

It’s over 300 miles from Bluffton and nearly 6 hours from Bluffton – in a different time zone.

Well, Paula and Rob Scott got out of town last week to visit relatives in Madison, Wisconsin.

And Mary and Fred Steiner did the same, heading to La Crosse, Wisconsin. Both couples took a pit stop at the same time last Saturday at the Belvidere Oasis, just outside Rockford, Illinois.

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People
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1950s heavy snowfall

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 24, 2021 - 9:55am

Just to remind viewers what the aftermath of a heavy winter storm leaves on Main Street, here are two Bluffton winter scenes from the 1950s.

Paul Diller took the photos. The photo above shows the Edelweiss Restaurant with a Basinger Furniture billboard on the wall.

Today Edelweiss Restaurant is Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue office, 120 N. Main St. In place of the Basinger billboard is the Oscar Velasquez Main Street mural. 

And, today, Basinger Furniture is The Black Lab. What's missing from this photo? The awning over the Main Street sidewalk.

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Historical Bluffton
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Ever hear of CKLW AM?

We couldn’t wait for a new song to be played on the radio for the first time and then waited patiently for it to show up on a jukebox three weeks later at the Pine Restaurant or Luginbuhl’s.
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 23, 2021 - 9:45pm

This is a portion of an essay by Rudi Steiner published in Bluffton Anthology. For more information about the book click here.

By the late 1950s CKLW-AM 800 (Detroit/Windsor) began developing the Top 40’s programming format that it became famous for in the 1960s. CKLW AM, a Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate, was loud and slick.

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Iconoclast View
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BFR sand volleyball is back

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 23, 2021 - 8:25pm

BFR sand volleyball is back. Southgate Lanes has a fresh new quality sand court that will be used by BFR. Registrations for summer leagues are now underway. On Tuesday evenings is a league for adults 40 and over. Thursday evenings is for a coed 6's league. Each session is five week. Session one is from June 15 to July 15. Cost is $300 per team. Register teams at www.bfronline.com/register.

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