Spring in the air

Seems like spring all day today. Forty-five degrees on Jan. 8 - we'll take it. December's warm weather trend continues into January in Bluffton.

Picking January cherries?

This AEP volunteer was working in Bluffton on Saturday. Can you identify the location (hardly by this photo)? Okay, how about the task at hand. For the answer click here.

Saturday was "take down" day for the Ream holiday display and for Main Street snowflakes and garlands. This AEP volunteer was taking off the lights high above Main Street from the tree on the Presbyterian Church lawn.

Southgate Lanes Weekly Top 7
January 6

Men's High Series
Jake Schroeder 757
Don Boyed 753
John Dunifon 740
Steve Swisher 739
Jim Thorbin 731
Alan Thielen 719
Curtis Davis 718

Women's High Series
Onalee Shepler 772
Ruth Everett 731
Elaine McBeth 585
Gina Bloomfield 543
Cathy Bugner 541
Wendy Erford 528
Amber Biltoft 505

Want to attend a Toleo Walleye's hockey game and at the same time support Bluffton's Relay for Life? That game will be played at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, in Toledo.

"A portion of each ticket benefits the American Cancer Society. Choose a local team to support and those proceeds may help them meet their 2012 team fundraising goal," Adam Blevins of the American Cancer Society told The Icon.

This year's Bluffton Relay is June 22-23 at Salzman Stadium, Bluffton University.

It's been fun

"It's been fun," says Harry and Dorothy Ream, "but it's time to go. See you next year." The Ream holiday folk art display is coming down and return next November.

By Eric Davis, Icon blogger
I have a deep interest in small towns. My parents grew up in a small town, I grew up in a small town and we currently live in a small town.

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Amy Roby of Bluffton has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct sales company featuring more than 60 delicious, easy-to-prepare foods.

As an independent business owner, Roby offers delicious food samples at home taste-testing parties, along with easy ideas for everyday meals, recipes, serving suggestions and fun. All of Tastefully Simple's products are open-and-enjoy or can be prepared by adding only one or two ingredients.

Judy Augsburger, Neil Reichenbach, Dave Steiner

Judy Augsburger, CPA, has joined the Reichenbach and Steiner, CPAs firm, 140 N. Main St., Bluffton, according to Neil Reichenbach, CPA, owner.

Augsburger will assist in the oversight of the personal income tax return process, which is a major portion of the company's business, in addition to other responsibilities.

"We are very happy to have Judy join our firm," said Reichenbach. "Her addition to our management team enables us to expand our capabilities and our commitment to the communities we service."

Winter skeleton

Bluffton University's new health and fitness center is changing look of the campus horizon. Here's a first-of-the-year view from the walkway between Founders Hall and Marbeck Center.

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