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The Icon answers Bluffton's most asked summer question: "What's going in at KFC?"

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 5, 2014 - 4:41pm

Bluffton’s most asked summer question, “What’s going in at KFC?” is getting closer to being answered.

The Icon understands that the former restaurant at 415 State Route 103 has sold. The new owners are from Lima and have Chinese restaurant experience.

No other information about the new owners was available over the Fourth of July weekend.

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Business
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At mid-year Bluffton council's agenda is full

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 5, 2014 - 4:10pm

At mid-way point of 2014, Bluffton council will address several issues on Monday. Here's a summary of the village administrator's report to council. The report is part of the council agenda, in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Public Meetings
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Paul Reichenbach was owner of Reichenbach Lumber

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 4, 2014 - 3:30pm

Paul F. Reichenbach died in his home on July 3, 2014.

He was born Jan. 26, 1928, in Pandora to the late Hiram and Edna (Zimmerman) Reichenbach.  On July 25, 1948, he married M. Jean (Burkholder) Reichenbach, who survives in Bluffton.

He was a 1945 graduate of Bluffton High School and served in the United States Army.  He worked in the lumber business for many years beginning at Steinman Brothers Lumber, then at Tuttle Lumber and finally as owner of Reichenbach Lumber in Bluffton.  In retirement Paul worked in real estate for a time. 

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Obituaries
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Did your grandparents work at Triplett?

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 4, 2014 - 1:31pm

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Are your grandparents in this photo? The photo is from the decade of the 1940s and is part of the historical photo collection of the Bluffton Public Library.

The scene is from the Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., specifically  the former Readrite Meter Works (later known as Triplett plant 2) building. The building is no longer standing. It is now part of the parking lot north of Harmon Field on East College Avenue.

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Historical Bluffton
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It's happening in July at the Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 4, 2014 - 12:55pm

The Blufton Public Library has a busy July schedule. Here's what's what happening:

The library will be closed for Independence Day on July 4th and 5th.  Due dates will be adjusted accordingly. 

Tutor Me Paperless— basic, one-on-one Tech/Computer classes—will return for Wednesdays in August.  Register by phone or in person for this service and specify what mode or feature of technology that you would like to discuss. 

Storytime (Ages 3 to 5): Visit Storytime on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. (Starting July 7th)

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Bluffton Public Library
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Carolyn Grismore 1949-2014

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 4, 2014 - 12:14pm

Carolyn Sue (Spicer) Grismore, 65, of Pandora died on July 2, 2014 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.  She was born on May 25, 1949, to Robert and Dorothy Spicer in Lima.  She married Mark Grismore on Feb. 22, 1969 in Pandora.

Carol attended Pandora-Gilboa H.S. but graduated from Bath High School.  She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mark, and her parents. 

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Obituaries
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