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.
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.
Bill Marchal, the former owner of the Bluffton Dari Freeze, has received a patent for his invention of an improved style battery clamp that can easily be attached and removed without tools.
When asked about his background as an inventor, Marchal noted that he’s always looking for ways to make things work better. As an ice cream shop owner, he invented a better way to heat up hot fudge, the No Water Bath thermal transfer pad.
Citizens National Bank (CNB) had announced the addition of Gabe Denecker to its Treasury Management team. In this position he is responsible for analyzing current and potential accounts for cash management improvements and recommending electronic bank products to increase efficiency for business customers.
One of the larger side effects from the Covid-19 pandemic is that millions of people have experienced a variety of alterations within their workplace. Many associates around the world have had to change how they carry out once routine professional responsibilities. This is a reality that Jennifer Olson, corporate event planner for Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) and Bluffton Hospital, has had to face herself.
