The Dough Hook, located on Main Street in Bluffton, will be holding its annual cans for cookies campaign. The store will collect can goods in exchange for cookies beginning Tuesday, Nov. 19 through Saturday, Nov. 23.
Patrons are asked to bring in a canned good and will receive a free cookie for each canned good they bring in. Canned goods will then be donated to area food pantries.
Town and Country Flowers, 121 S. Main St., Bluffton, invites Icon viewers to stop in and visit its Christmas Wonderland, according to Connie Kruse.
She reminds customers that fall home decor are still available.
Also, a $5 off coupon on purchase of $30 or more is still good through Dec. 31. A printer-friendly version of the coupon is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Watch The Icon for a video of the Christmas Wonderland.
New Leaf Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, north of Ada, will hold its Christmas open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16.
Open house specials include drawings for $25 gift certificates.
A Christmas decorating demonstration takes place at the Ada store from 10 a.m. to noon. Then, it is repeated at the Kenton store from 1 to 3 p.m.
There's still time to enter your "Big Idea" in the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs "Big Idea" contest. But, hurry. The entry deadline is Friday, Nov. 15.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is accepting entries for its “Big Idea” business concept contest. The contest is open to residents in Allen, Hancock, Putnam and Hardin counties.
RULES AND ENTRY FORM IN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY
Now there’s a new place to eat dinner on weekends. Mustard Seed Cafe, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, has extended its hours and is now open Friday and Saturday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m.
Appetizers include shrimp cocktail, cold poached scallop with blueberry vinegar aioli, mussels steamed in beer, baked brie with cranberry compote, hummus with vegetables, olives & flatbread, continental plate for two and calamari meze.
