Reita M. (Beemer) Foulkes, 82, of Columbus Grove, died at 2:30 a.m., Friday, May 1, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
She was born Oct. 11, 1932 in Columbus Grove to the late Charles and Gladys (Moyer) Beemer. On April 19, 1953, she married Elvet W. Foulkes, who survives.
Nelsy Herbert died April 29, 2015. She was born Jan. 9, 1926, in Clarksburg, W.V. She was the only child of Delbert and Virginia Hovey, both deceased. She graduated from Clarksburg High School and attended Moore University of Art in Philadelphia, until she met and married Vernon D. Herbert, Jr.
They married on May 25, 1946, after Vernon completed a tour with the Army. Nelsy was a homemaker and mother.
These Bluffton High School students have been named Northwest Conference scholar-athletes for the winter sports season. Scholar athletes are letter winners in a sport who have earned the following GPA during the season of their sport:
Gold level -- GPA of 3.50 to 4.00
Silver level -- GPA of 3.00 to 3/49
Bluffton council didn't take much time selecting a replacement for Everett Collier, who resigned his council post on April 20.
In a special meeting on April 28 council voted to name Richard Johnson as Collier's replacement. Johnson will be sworn in at the May 4 council meeting.
Dave Steiner, council president, told The Icon that the vote in favor of Johnson was 5-0 and that there were no other candidates under consideration. Steiner also said that Johnson has taken out petitions to seek the office in the general election in the fall.
There's a topsy turvy quarry in Bluffton. Here's proof. This is an early-morning photo from the bank of the National Quarry. (Mary Pannabecker Steiner photo).
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, is featured in the May 2015 issue of "Ohio Magazine."
Lemon Blackberry Shortcakes get top billing on the cover of the magazine and there is a photo of the summer dessert inside. Chef Rhonda Moor says that her grandparents’ backyard berry patch inspired the fresh fruit she uses to create the “sweet compote that spills out from between two layers of a rustic shortcake.”
