Helen Hilty blows out 105 candles on her birthday cake today at Maple Crest.
Mrs. Hilty born was in 1913. That was just a few months after Woodrow Wilson became president, and seven years before enactment of the 19th amendment to the constitution allowing women the right to vote.
Attending a one-room school on Route 12 between Columbus Grove and Pandora, she graduated from Pandora High School.
She was the sixth of nine children born to Emma and Elmer Campbell. She married Dr. Donald Hilty, a Columbus Grove dentist, and lived most of her life in Columbus Grove.
The next meeting of the Bluffton Lions Club is a picnic at 6 p.m., Sunday, July 10, at Twin Lakes Campgrounds. Following that the Lions will host the Bluffton Ride to Remember on Saturday, July 14.
More details of these events plus other Lions activities are part of the club's June newsletter, attached to this story.
We promised him 750 Facebook reaches within 48 hours. The total as of 9:43 a.m. June 21 is 2,696. It's still growing.
The Icon spotted Bluffton High School 1999 graduate Lucas Cherry downtown Bluffton during the Shirley's Popcorn birthday party. Snapped this photo and then challenged Icon viewers to ID this guy and offer a comment or two.
We promised some Shannon Theatre passes to what we judged as the best comments.
First, a question. Can someone explain the Edgar Fabian reference?
During the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club meeting on June 18th demonstrations were given by Ella Krupp, Roselove Jebsen, Ethan Leiber, Amber Boop, Jessica Boop, Greta Kauffman, Caitlyn Zimmerman, and Buddy Thebeau. A safety talk was also given by Nathan Hardesty about fire safety.
July 1st is the deadline to get fair entries in if anyone hasn’t gotten those in yet.
If anyone would like to donate any pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House our next meeting will be June 25th at 7:00pm at Bluffton Middle School.
By Monty Siekerman, Ada Icon
Sometimes, almost never, you find what might look like a flying shrimp in the most unlikely place...and all of this has a local connection.
Judith Greavu, Bluffton College and ONU art professor emerita, sculpted “Tide Pool with Shrimp” a bronze and fused glass creation on display in Lakeland, Fla., now through the end of the year.
