Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.
Gold Leaf Mineral Company
Started in Bluffton, 1954;
Owner – Paul Steiner
The Bluffton Senior Center has received large donations of yarn and Christmas fabric which are now on sale.
The fabric is $2 a yard and the yarn is $2 and under per skein. The Senior Center is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays until Christmas 9 a.m. to noon. The center is closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs asks local business owners this attention-grabber: “What would you do with an extra $1,000?”
One business in the 45817 zip code area will win $1,000 to be used to improve its business or to assist in adding a new product, thanks to BCE’s Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition.
The competition has two divisions: • Small Business Improvement Division (for an established business located in the 45817 zip code area). The first place winner receives $1,000. Second place winner receives $500 in gift-in-kind support.
Jon B. Kinn has been named manager of Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services in Bluffton according to an announcement by Bob Laman,
president, and Gordon Diller, secretary-treasurer.
Kinn is a 1993 graduate of Bluffton High School and 1997 graduate of Bluffton College. He has literally grown up with the company, having started by mowing lawns and washing cars in the summer of 1991.
The Sports Warehouse, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, will host a "pop-up boutique," during the afternoon of the Blaze of Lights, according to Natalie Mueller, owner.
The LuLaRoe event takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 126. Persons wanting more information may call 419-236-7165.
