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Your assignment: Taste 25 different pies and pick three winners

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2015 - 10:39am

A chocolate pecan pie won this year's Relay for Life pie-baking contest. 

Judges were: Jeff Stratton from Citizens National Bank, and Michael Donley, Bluffton Family Recreation sports coordinator and office manager. Their assignment covered 25 delicious homemade pies.  

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June rainfall reached 10.24 inches; normal is 4.15 inches

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 1, 2015 - 7:43pm

Exactly how much rain did we receive in June?

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer: "A lot." The June 2015 weather summery follows:

June 2015 rainfall: 10.24 inches
Normal June average: 4.15 inches

Maximum June temperature: 89 on June 11
Minimum June temperature: 46 on June 2

Average June temperature: 69.6 degrees
Normal average June temperature: 69.4 degrees

Normal Avg. Temp
69.4

Normal Avg. Prec
4.15

Max Temp
89
on the 11th

Min Temp
46
on the 2nd

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High noon in Bluffton - waters continue to rise

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2015 - 11:38am

This time we had advance notice. The rains came and continue. The Riley rises and continues to rise.

The set of photographs with this story show scenes in Bluffton photographed between noon and 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27.

OPEN ATTACHMENT AT BOTTOM OF THIS STORY FOR MORE PHOTOS.

• Watch the Harmon Field Video.

• Watch the Buckeye quarry Video.

Earlier today  two messages from the Bluffton Police Department follow:

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Shirley's donates $4,620 to University of Findlay's free literacy program

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2015 - 5:58pm

The Clubhouse, The University of Findlay’s free literacy program for children in Hancock County and surrounding areas, received $4,620 from Bluffton-based Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Co.

The funding will help pay for The Clubhouse’s tutors.

Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company representatives presented a check to Clubhouse organizers on Monday during the closing celebration of the Summer 2015 3-2-1 Program, which provides free small group tutoring on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

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Coyote spotted in Ada - no fooling

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2015 - 11:14pm

By Monty Siekerman, from the Ada Icon

I saw a coyote in Ada.

The critter was across the street from where I live on State Route 81. He was near a large walnut tree, just yards from the Baptist Church.

At first glance, he looked like a stray dog, which is not an unusual sight in this area of town where dogs escape their confines or are dropped off by bad owners and left to fend for themselves.

The animal and I made eye contact. Thinking it was a stray dog, I tried to coax it to me with a sack of cat food that I happened to have in my hand.

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Wheels' weekend - a perfect time to talk about some famous Bluffton vehicles

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 17, 2015 - 10:40pm

Rudi Steiner, a 1961 Bluffton High School graduate, may well deserve a master’s degree in Bluffton automotive science 1945-1961. During this period he watched who drove what and sometimes, why. Here’s a summary of the Bluffton’s chrome and fin vehicle age from one who observed it first hand. This column is reprinted from "Bluffton, A Good Place to Miss."

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