Wagon and carriage shop on Rail Road Street opened in 1975

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 location.

Fisher Brothers
Carriage and Wagon Works

A wagon and carriage shop once operated in Bluffton.

A May 25, 1875, Bluffton News article follows:

R Coop, 2168 Road R, Bluffton, is open Friday from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to Jane Shaw.

The speciality shop offers great one-of-a-kind, repurposed, fall, Halloween, Christmas and OSU/Michigan items.

R Coop is also on Facebook.

How do you get there? Drive north out of Bluffton 2 miles. It's on your way to Suter's Cider Press.

Ada High School and junior high choral students are selling yummy, delicious treats from The Dough Hook, bakery, deli and meat market, Bluffton, as their fall fundraiser.

Items include:
Fresh-baked pies
cinnamon rolls
cookie doughs
Guggisberg baby Swiss cheese wheel and
Johnsville summer sausage. 

Please contact your favorite Ada music student or Ada Music Boosters to place your order today.

Paula Scott of PS Web Essentials shared her top 10 Facebook tips in a Bluffton Center for Enterpreneurs workshop following Friday's chamber breakfast.

Scott is available to work one-on-one with clients in need of Facebook and other social media needs. BCE holds free workshops following each monthly chamber breakfast.

Through her company, PS Web Essentials, Scott is assists small businesses to claim online listings, improve social media, update website content.

Two division: Start Up and Emerging Division; and Small Business Improvement Division

Cash and in-kind awards valued at $7,000 are prizes in Bluffton Center For Entrepreneurs’ 2017 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, announced this week by BCE.

The contest's Start-up Division offers a $4,000 first place, $1,000 second place and $500 third place cash awards, in addition to several in-kind prizes. It is open to contestants from Allen, Hancock, Putnam and Hardin counties.

Tell them you saw it on the Icon

Stratton Auto Group, North Main Street, Bluffton, will give customers a free tire rotation during an oil change this fall - just mention you saw this offer on the Icon.

Call the service center at 419-358-0303 to schedule your oil change. Don't forget to request the free tire rotation.

 

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