Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) held its annual Longevity Dinner on Nov. 8 at Maple Crest. Each year, MHCO honors employees who have reached five or more years with the organization (in five-year increments). Laura Voth, CEO, served as emcee for the evening.
Associates honored include:
40 Years – Sue Richard
35 Years – Diana Dray
25 Years – Crista Nofziger, Kris Russell
20 Years – Agnes Davis, Peg Sautter
15 Years – Mark Offenbacher
10 Years – Cindy McMaster, De Michel, Brady Pickford, Joy Siders, Caryn Wager
Autumn Gesler, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Icon's student artist of the month.
Autumn has taken Art 1, Design 1 and Art Seminar. Following graduation she would like to explore movie and video games animation/modeling.
Concerning art, she says, "Like most things, art is a escape. It's nice to just draw or paint things that do not actually exist because life is not always glorious. So art to me makes life a bit better. I hope the art I make, now or in the future, somehow makes someone else's life a bit better as well."
Maple Crest Senior Living Village has received its 6th consecutive “zero deficiency” survey from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).
Maple Crest provides both independent and assisted living and is surveyed approximately every 12 months. In Ohio, the typical “Assisted Living” home is licensed as a Residential Care Facility and many people use the terms interchangeably. ODH licenses residential care facilities and conducts on-site inspections for compliance with state rules and regulations.
We are teasing viewers with two photos from last Saturday's Christmas tree light decorating. Brendon Matthews took these two photos about 60 feet above Main Steet.
That's Matt Ellerbrock, Jeff Stratton and Tyler Bricker in the highlift. Watch the Icon later today more many more scenic Bluffton photos from 60 feet in the air.
Kyle Gratz says that he can see your house from where he stands. This photo may not mean much, until you examine the next photo, taken from ground level - about 60 feet below Kyle.
Gratz was among nearly 20 volunteers who strung Christmas lights on five trees in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church yard on Saturday. Matt Ellerbrock took this photo and shares it with the Icon.
We aren't certain if the volunteers allowed Kyle to come back to earth. Next time you walk by the church, check to see if he's still up there.
