Dorothy M. Steiner, 86, of Bluffton, died at 11:29 a.m. January 7, 2014 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born March 2, 1927, in Bluffton. Her parents were the late Oscar and Frances Wenger. On Nov. 26, 1947 she married Franklin W. Steiner and he preceded her in death Feb. 23, 1993.
Mrs. Steiner retired from Triplett Corp., Bluffton, and was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Bluffton, She was a graduate of Bluffton High School.
It sounds a little crazy, but you need to watch to video - probably more than once. Brandon Huber tosses a glass of water into Main Street when the temperature is lower than you'd like. Watch what happens to the water (it never hits the street). This experiment is the opposite of frying an egg on the sidewalk on a hot day in August. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO.
The Village of Bluffton’s refuse and recycling contractor, Allied Waste (Republic Services), has informed the Village that they will be unable to pick up residential refuse and recycling Tuesday as previously hoped for.
Given the current weather conditions, they are unable to operate. They had hoped to be able to operate on a one-day-behind schedule.
Residents who are on the Monday pick-up schedule will not have their garbage and recycling picked up until next Monday (Jan. 13).
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs has announced prize money and seminar dates its Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition.
First place prize is $5,000 in business start-up costs and a one-year BCE client program membership. Second place is $1,000 in start-up costs and a one-year BCE client program membership. Third place is a one-year BCE client program membership.
This is BCE’s fifth business plan competition and it recognizes the late Ropp Triplett, long-time Bluffton industrial leader and entrepreneur.
By Mary Pannabecker Steiner
It seems like Mother Nature missed Christmas by just a few weeks. Thermometers are registering subzero temperatures and strong winds are producing dangerous wind chill of minus 40. But despite the fact that “the weather outside is frightful,” comments posted on Facebook suggested that few local residents minded staying inside.
WATCH A BRIEF VIDEO OF WATER BEING TOSSED INTO THE AIR - AT BOTTOM OF STORY
