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Groves receives banking diploma

Posted by Paula Scott on November 6, 2021 - 8:02am

Amy Groves, VP, Senior Credit Officer at The First National Bank of Pandora, recently graduated from the 2021 OBL Bank Management School sponsored by the Ohio Bankers League. Groves was one of 34 students who completed the intensive one-week program in early October.

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Wreath sale at Et Cetera during Downtown Christmas Open House

Posted by Paula Scott on November 5, 2021 - 6:43am

The Et Cetera Shop, 327 N Main St,  is one of fifteen downtown merchants participating in the annual Downtown Christmas Open House on November 5 and 6.

The thrift store is having a wreath sale: all wreaths will be half price. Other Christmas stock includes fabric, gift bags, greeting cards, wrapping paper, tinsel, knickknacks,  garlands,  baubles and trees.

Et Cetera Shop supports the relief, development and peace work of the Mennonite Central Committee. The organization’s motto is “where every purchase is a gift to the world!”

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Saturday candle making workshop at Blended Roots

Posted by Paula Scott on October 29, 2021 - 1:16pm

From noon to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, Blended Roots, 246 Cherry St., is holding a “Make Your Own Candle” workshop with shaved wax. The project is like sand art but with scented and colored wax. Participants choose any combination they want.

Store manager Julia Keiser notes that candle making is perfect for young kids and adults. Prices are based on the size of candle you make.

The shop featuring art and crafts made by local artisans is open 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on Monday, Thursday, and Friday; from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 Saturday, and from noon - 4:00 p.m. Sunday.

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Suspense on sale at Book ReViews

Posted by Paula Scott on October 29, 2021 - 1:13pm

On Friday and Saturday, October 29-30, Book ReViews is having a sale on Suspense novels to get readers in the Halloween mood. Shoppers can stock up on spooky reads for 50 cents each. New titles were put out on the sales floor just in time for this sale.

The shop at 123 S. Main Street, Bluffton, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Book ReViews is a MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) thrift shop, “Where every purchase is a gift to the world.”

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New Leaf open until Dec. 18

Posted by Paula Scott on October 28, 2021 - 9:26am

New Leaf Garden Center owner Laurie Laird is ready to stop working 50-60 hours per week: “It’s time to stop and smell the roses,” she told the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon. Laird has been the sole owner of the garden center at 0395 State Route 235 since 1991. This year, she sold the Ada location to a business yet to be announced. At the 927 E Columbus St., Kenton location, new owners will begin operating the shop in 2022.

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Ballinger joins board of National Hereford Women

Posted by Paula Scott on October 28, 2021 - 6:36am

Marlena Ballinger, owner of The Dough Hook Meat Market, 117 N Main St, Bluffton, was recently nominated to sit on the board of the National Hereford Women (NHW).

The National Hereford Women is an organization within the American Hereford Association (AHA). On Friday, October 22 Ballinger travelled to Kansas City to the annual AHA conference to accept her nomination and begin serving her four-year term as a director on its board. 

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