Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 327 N. Main, held a fundraiser on Monday, February 28 with all shopping proceeds for the day and donations made specifically for this purpose going to the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ukraine Emergency Response. Shop manager Chrissy Lugibihl reports that the store sent over $3,000 to MCC.
By Ryan DeMarco, CRPC ®, Edward Jones Financial Advisor, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, 567-226-4506
As an investor, your own decisions will be the biggest factor in your success. Nonetheless, you’ll always want to consider the potential power of external events. And today is no different – with the lingering effects of the pandemic, the geopolitical situation in Ukraine, the impact of inflation and the rise in interest rates, you might be grappling with feelings of uneasiness. How should you respond?
Shari Schwab, AVP, Credit Analyst at First National Bank (Pandora) is retiring effective February 25, 2022. Schwab was hired by First National Bank in 1981.
Shari began her career as a Customer Service Representative, then worked in deposit operations. In 2005, Shari began working in accounting, where she was promoted to AVP. She then graduated from The Bank Leadership Institute. Shari has worked as a Credit Analyst at First National Bank since 2016.
Shari and her husband, Tony, reside in Pandora and have 2 children and 3 grandchildren.
A new member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, Brett Eikenbary of Eikenbary Landscape Co., was introduced at the February 11 meeting at Bluffton Town Hall.
The company offers landscape design and construction, landscape maintenance, plantings, lawncare services, hardscape and snow and ice management. A full list of services and newsletter signup is available at eikenbarylandscape.com.
Eikenbary resides in Hancock County with his wife Chase and son Lathen.
At the February Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, Steve Unterbrink, Executive Vice President of Operations at SumiRiko of Ohio (SRK-Ohio) provided the program, recounting his 33 years with the company and reviewing the changes he's seen during that time.
