You are here

Home

All Bluffton Icon News

A plate with zip

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2011 - 3:57am

Here's a old-style Ohio plate turned into a vanity plate. Can any viewers remind us the town used "ZP"?

Section: 
Regional news
»

Bazzy and Swank

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 6:04pm

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Shafik Bazzy and Harlan Swank, two former Main Street businessmen, stand on Main Street in 1978 in this photo taken by Paul Diller. They are probably discussing Bluffton's business climate.

Mr. Bazzy owned Bazzy's Shoe Store and Mr. Swank was a partner in Swank's Meat Market.

Viewer comments are welcome. (From the Jim Diller collection)

Section: 
Historical Bluffton
»

Eric Fulcomer announces run for Bluffton mayor

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 5:53pm
Eric Fulcomer

Eric Fulcomer, Bluffton council president, is the first person to announce intentions to run for mayor of Bluffton this year. Fred Rodabaugh, mayor, announced earlier this month that he would not seek re-election.

"Our community is truly a wonderful place to live and work," said Fulcomer as he announced his plans to seek the Republican Party's nomination for mayor.

"I look forward to talking with the citizens of Bluffton in the coming months about our collective dreams for Bluffton's future."

Section: 
People
»

AARP offers free tax preparation for area senior citizens

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 12:41pm

The American Association of Retired People (AARP) will offer free income tax assistance this winter at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, according to Tonya Myer, center director.

The service is offered each Thursday from Feb. 3 to April 7. While the service is free appointments are needed. Appointments begin at 9 a.m. each Thursday.

Meyer said that senior citizens must call 419-358-8971 for an appointment.

Section: 
Regional news
»

Dr. Lisa Schirch gives Bluffton's Keeney Peace Lecture

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 12:28pm

Dr. Lisa Schirch, a professor of peacebuilding and founding director of the 3D Security Initiative at Eastern Mennonite University's graduate Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, will deliver Bluffton University's Keeney Peace Lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Free and open to the public, her Bluffton Forum presentation, "Building Security from the Ground Up: How a Mennonite works with the U.S. military and Iraqi and Afghan community leaders to rethink U.S. strategy," will begin at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall.

Section: 
Bluffton University
»

5 Myles High - now you may hear them on The Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2011 - 6:30am

One of Bluffton's talents is music. But you already know that. We have a women's choir, several church choirs, school and university musical organizations, a couple street musicians in the summer. You get the idea. There's every sound in Bluffton from Bach to (fill in the latest popular group here).

Then, there's Bluffton's own 5 Myles High. It's a group including Krysti Schey, piano, Phil Schey, bass, Myles Bowers, trumpet and Sean McNeal, drums.

Section: 
Iconoclast View
»

Pages