Don Jose Mexican Restaurant, at 142 N. Main St., officially opens Friday, Nov. 6, according to Rafael Arciga, owner. Breakfast will be served starting at 7 a.m.
Customers will find a redecorated restaurant with a new menu and expanded hours.
Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Arciga grew up in California in a family that operated five Mexican restaurants. He said that he is very excited about opening the restaurant in Bluffton. He and his wife, Venecia, will operate it.
New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235 (north of Ada), will hold its Christmas open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14.
The open house includes many special sale items plus an opportunity to sign up to win one of four $25 gift certificates.
For Christmas, in addition to its regularly-stocked items, New Leaf offers:
• Country and rustic decorations
• Snowmen
• Santas
• Angels
• Artificial trees
• Chocolate luster candy
• Greenery
• Cemetery saddles and wreaths
Marlena Ballinger of The Dough Hook reminds Icon viewers that it's time to order your Bowman and Landes fresh, never frozen, free-range turkey for Thanksgiving.
Whole turkeys:
$3.39 per pound - ranging in size from 10 to 12 pounds all the way to 27-plus pounds
Fresh turkey breasts:
• $6.19 per pound -sizes available from 4 to 10 pounds
The Dough Hook
117 N. Main St.
Bluffton
419-369-4264
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs will expand its 2016 Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition into two divisions with six total winners, according to Brendon Matthews, BCE board president.
This year’s cash and in-kind prizes total $8,500.
The contest offers a Start-up and Emerging Business Division, accepting entries from Allen, Hancock, Putnam and Hardin counties. It offers a $2,000 first place, $1,000 second place and $500 third place cash award, in addition to several in-kind prizes.
J.J.'s Touch of Sun Tanning, 324 N. Main St., Bluffton, just made October more interesting!
In additon to its October unlimited spray tanning for only $60 all month, customers may also buy one unlimited tanning package and get the second month at one-half price.
