Iconoclast View

Here's what we shared with an Ohio Magazine photographer

Section: Iconoclast View

/ Jul 28, 2015

Josh Bickel, a photographer for Ohio Magazine, wanted to see the sights of Bluffton.

So, naturally, we took him to the clock tower of the town hall. Bickel was in Bluffton last Friday taking photos of Bluffton University campus and the village for an upcoming feature on Bluffton University.

Watch for the September issue of Ohio Magazine. You can't miss the Bluffton University spread.

Shannon Cemetery Commission: A group of citizens who will do the right thing

Section: Iconoclast View

/ Jul 21, 2015

The Icon applauds Mayor Augsburger’s selection of members to the newly established Shannon Cemetery Commission.

All are members of the village of Bluffton, as this commission should be.

Stan Schneck's mark on Pandora will remain for a long, long time

Section: Iconoclast View

/ Jul 13, 2015

By Fred Steiner
We all know Stan Schneck was “Mr. Pandora.”

There’s more to that title than you might think. Stan's older brother, Don, passed the title on to Stan, and Stan carried it well.

Don and Stan’s father, Clarence, then might as well be considered the Father of two Mr. Pandora’s. In an earlier generation, Clarence was an important heartbeat of the Pandora community.

Stan was about as Swiss as you could get – having a Schneck father and a Burkhalter mother and holding a life-long St. John Mennonite membership.

Your assignment: Taste 25 different pies and pick three winners

Section: Iconoclast View

/ Jul 03, 2015

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.