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Zoning Hearing to consider conversion of church into apartments

Posted by Staff on December 29, 2022 - 5:23am

Applicants Ryan and Jessica Meyer are asking the Village of Bluffton for permissions to convert the former True Word Tabernacle church at 104 East Elm St. into a multiple apartment facility. Allen County Assessor's records show the 9,844 square foot building was constructed in 1920 and renovated in 2004.

Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing before the Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 7:00 pm in the third-floor Community Room at the Bluffton Town Hall located at 154 North Main Street, Bluffton, Ohio. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following:

The property owner of 104 East Elm St. located in a C-I Commercial District, is requesting to convert the existing building into 8 apartment units.  The hearing is to consider both the approval of a conditional use for this property along with approved variance from the following Chapters and Sections of Village Code:

Chapter 153.142 Conditional Uses with Approval by the Village Board of Zoning and Building Appeals after a Public Hearing. (A). Single-, two-, three- and multi-family residential structures.  

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Icon favorite photos: August-December 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on December 29, 2022 - 4:48am

The final four photos, from August-December, from among those featured on the top of the Icon in 2022. 1) Low tide on the Little Riley, 2) Can you spot the scarecrows? 3) Who's that elf? 4) Elephant Ear thrives with family's TLC.

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Warm invitation to the Senior Center for January 2023

Posted by Paula Scott on December 28, 2022 - 8:42am

“Brrrr, winter has arrived with a big chill. But we keep the Senior Center nice and warm. Come in and stay awhile. We will be closed January 2 for the holiday but open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.” That’s your invitation from Bluffton Senior Center director, Tonya Meyer, in the January 2023 installment of the Golden Age News.

The newsletter shows a busy month at the center, which is located at 132 N Main St., phone (419) 358-8971. Among activities, announcements and opportunities are:

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Regional news
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Advertiser of the week: Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce

Posted by Paula Scott on December 28, 2022 - 8:00am

Join us in thanking the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce for being a Bluffton Icon advertiser. 

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members include retailers, service providers, manufacturers, educators, nonprofits, individuals, local and regional government, and more. For more information, visit www.explorebluffton.com , call 419-369-2985 and leave a message or email [email protected].

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P-G boys basketball win vs. Hopewell-Loudon

Posted by Staff on December 28, 2022 - 7:35am

By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team hosted and defeated Hopewell-Loudon (5-3) 57-42 in a non-conference matchup on December 27.

P-G only trailed once in the game, down 1-0 early, before a 7-0 run gave them a lead they would never relinquish. P-G would go on to lead 9-4 after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 26-13 at the halftime intermission.

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Sports
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Heartbreaker

Posted by Staff on December 28, 2022 - 7:00am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Heartbreaker is a common name shared by several songs released over the years. Two of the most famous are those performed by Pat Benatar in 1979 and Dionne Warwick in 1982. Pat Benatar has sold over 35 million albums and has won 4 Grammy Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November of 2022. Dionne Warwick’s song Heartbreaker was on her 1982 album by the same name. Her song was written by the Bee Gees, who later released their own version in 1994. Dionne won six Grammys and is the second-most charted female during the rock era. Interestingly, she served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. 

So, why the talk about heartbreak during the most wonderful time of the year?

Early in my pharmacy career, I was working Christmas Day in the hospital emergency room. We had a patient come in with a heart condition and the physician’s diagnosis was holiday heart. At first, I thought the physician was making a joke because we were both working a holiday, but then I realized he was serious. 

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