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New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, is open and has a wide selection of perennials, trees, shrubs, garden plants and garden supplies, according to Laurie Laird, of the Center.
“We have perennials, trees, shrubs, garden plants and garden supplies arriving by the truck load.”
Hours:
Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs will announce first, second, and third place awards in the 2020 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition on Thursday, April 23. The competition will award $6,000 in business expense reimbursement, according to Paula Scott, of BCE.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce added a new membership benefit earlier this month, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.
Sole proprietors may now enroll in SOCA Benefit Plan MEWA starting July 1. The broker community has already received instructions from Anthem regarding new case submission. Quoting starts April 20.
An eligible sole proprietor must:
• Meet underwriting requirements.
• Work more than 30 hours per week (documentation required).
• Submit a cover page for Form 1040 with Schedule C or Form 1040 with Schedules F and SE.
The Bluffton Farmers Market has developed a novel way to open despite the Novel Coronavirus' affect on local businesses.
According to Greg Probst, market manager, "We plan to open the market as scheduled on Saturday, May 2."
However, it won't be business as usual. Probst is considering a drive through market where you place an order by phone and pick up packages at the curb.
Watch for developments on the Icon.
In other chamber-related news, the 49th annual arts and crafts festival has been cancelled and vendors will receive refunds.
By Gary Reese
Faith Investments, Blufton
419-358-4207
We have been living through a very challenging time lately. Coronavirus has set new precedents on many different levels. Unfortunately, many people are left wondering from where and when their next paycheck will come because of these changes.
Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services has begun live streaming funerals over the internet, according to Jon Kinn, of the Bluffton chapel.
One local funeral service has already taken place using live streaming, he told The Icon.
This service is in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the need for social distancing in the stay-at-home guidelines set by Governor DeWine and the Ohio Funeral Director’s Association
"Those guidelines limits funeral services to 10 people or fewer, and only immediate family members,” said Kinn.
