Did Alan Yoder administer your first-ever eye exam? And, perhaps your second? Maybe your third? Probably your fourth? And maybe your parent’s, or your children’s exams?
Did you ever call him after-hours with an eye-related issue, and he said, “I’ll meet you up at the office in about 15 minutes.” Often he’d be there before you arrived.
If so, you are not alone. For 55 or 56 years, depending upon how you look at the calendar, Dr. Alan Yoder, was probably your eye doctor.
Julia Smallcombe, a Bluffton High School senior, is the BHS October student of the month.
She is a member of Student Senate, National Honor Society, Show Choir, Latin Club, Math Club, Renaissance and yearbook. She is an Ohio Teen Ambassador and a Miami Bridges member.
She is also on the school's tennis and track teams and the Bluffton swim team. She has been on the all-A honor roll throughout high school, and has received top of the class awards in Personal Wellness, Principles of Food, Geography and Model United Nations.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs executive director Paula Scott talked with former BCE board member, executive director, and founder Dick McGarrity. Dick has been term-limited off the board of directors –- but clearly is never limited in his enthusiasm for this 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves entrepreneurs in Allen, Hancock, Hardin and Putnam counties.
Paula: Let’s start at the beginning. How did you become part of the Bluffton business community?
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander Icon: You graduated from Bluffton in 2019. What have you been doing since then?
Since graduating from BHS in 2019 I have been attending Goshen College in Indiana. I still spend my breaks back home in Bluffton and I work at Suter’s Produce while I’m in town. You can also see me running a lot! At Goshen I am studying Film Production and Communications and I am also running Cross-Country and Track. It keeps me very busy but it has been a really good experience.
