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Long-term village strategic planning discussed

Bluffton planning commission's May 18 focus
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2021 - 1:19pm

Bluffton’s planning commission, meeting May 18, held a discussion focusing on long-term strategic planning needs of the village.

This is the first serious discussion on this topic since a Village Visioning Plan developed after a one-year study, which concluded in 2006.

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Public Meetings
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Write a caption - maybe win a pizza

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2021 - 11:43am

Here's the latest chance for one Icon viewer to win a Padrone's pizza and a second viewer to win a Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn gift card.

Write a caption for this photo. It's Bluffton's mayor, Richard Johnson disembarking from the first test ride of the Allen County Regional Transit Authority's bus runs from Lima to Bluffton.

Email you entry to:
Caption contest, [email protected].

You may submit as many entries in the same email as you want.

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Iconoclast View
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Elm Center country school 1916-17

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 7, 2021 - 11:00am

Here is a photograph of students who attended the Elm Center country school in 1916-17.

This school was located between Bluffton and Pandora. Today it would be in the Pandora-Gilboa school district. When this photo was taken each of the students spoke Swiss dialect at home, and English in school.

The teacher is Millen Geiger.

Front row from left, Ralph Diller, Monroe Hilty, Melvin Bucher, Ben Burry, Leonard Badertscher and Vilas Burry.

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Historical Bluffton
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Bluffton Anthology: Robert Kreider's thoughts on Riley Creek

"With feeling of endearment, we called it the crick"
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2021 - 10:20pm

This is a portion of an essay by Robert Kreider on his thoughts on Riley Creek, as he grew up in Bluffton in the 1930s. His entire essay is published in Bluffton Anthology. For more information about the book click here.

1 – When we moved to Bluffton our lot on Spring Street ran down to Little Riley Creek; three Sundays straight my younger brother Gerald slide into the creek; careful, older brother me was enviously amused.

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Iconoclast View
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About all that road work...

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2021 - 1:29pm

Here’s the answer to the question: “What’s all the road work about in town? Dominion Gas has a gas main replacement project underway on the north side of town. Roese Pipeline of Kawkawlin, Michigan, is the contractor. Here’s a view of some of the work on Vine Street.

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Andy Althaus named CNB chief financial officer

Bluffton HS and Bluffton University grad has worked at the bank since 1989
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 6, 2021 - 1:23pm

Andy Althaus has been named chief financial officer for Citizens National Bank.

In this role Althaus is responsible for oversight of internal and external financial reporting for the bank, as well as the holding company, Citizens Bancshares.

Chief duties include assisting the chief executive officer and president with strategic decisions including developing programs to assist with growth, participating in bank budgeting, and forecasting the bank’s financial position.

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Business
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