Posted by Fred Steiner on April 26, 2021 - 10:57am
Bluffton's 77th trout derby is May 2. Here's glance at a much earlier derby. We're guessing it's the early to mid-1950s. We base that upon the boy on the bottom left – thinking that's David Little (1959 BHS grad).
Of course, that's Arden Baker standing at the microphone and by the looks of things the happy person next to him, who we do not know, appears to be hold a very large pickerel, which was stocked in the quarry during this era.
This photo was taken by Paul Diller and is from the Jim Diller collection.
Do you have a favorite song featuring sweets? Let the Icon know in the comments!
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2021 - 9:23pm
Reviewed/written by Craig Hoffman
I am not a big dessert guy. My wife makes super dinners. She does usually put some fruit into a little bowl for our after-dinner treat. It’s the opposite of eating chocolate cheesecake in America. And it does keep me passing health checks, so there is that.
Here are some fun songs about dessert (and other things)! Do you have a favorite song featuring sweets? Let the Icon know in the comments!
Jefferson Street's reconstruction phase II is right on schedule despite 5 inches of snow earlier this week. Here's a view showing stone and equipment looking toward the County Line Road.
You’ve viewed at the Bluffton High School crest, but did you ever wonder how it came into existence?
Here’s the answer.
In the 1964-65 school year Beaverdam’s school district was annexed into the Bluffton school district.
School crests became popular in the mid-1960s, and the development of a Bluffton High School crest made sense, especially as a way to integrate the two school systems.
Vendor booth application form attached to this story • It takes place Saturday, Sept. 18
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2021 - 1:03pm
Note: As events in Bluffton return this year, the Icon is posting those announcements on both Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon. The same goes with Ada events returning after a one-year absence. For returning events to be posted on both Icons, send details to: [email protected].
FROM ADA ICON - After a one-year absence, the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Festival is back, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.