FROM THE BLUFFTON ICON - Imagine living in a Bluffton you never knew.
A book released in time for Christmas by the Bluffton Icon takes you there.
“The Bluffton We Never Knew,” photographs from our first half century, 1861 to 1911, is at the printer now. The book, with 106 pages, includes over 170 black and white photographs of Bluffton.
Bluffton pioneer photographer Will A. Triplett took most of the photos. Those photos include Bluffton scenes, people, businesses, churches, Main Street, the college, railroads, early vehicles and residences from Bluffton.
By Monty Siekerman
The 5th annual Merry on Main will feature Santa, two of his reindeer, and music. And, oh, did I mention shopping. The festivities will be held from 5:30 until 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4.
Due to construction at the Ada Public Library, Santa will greet youngsters at the Ada First United Methodist Church this year. His reindeer will be at the Depot. The Depot will also host crafts for kids and will be the site for voting on best business window display.
Carolers will stroll up and down Main, while Streamline Insurance will provide live music.
The Chamber invites you to Merry on Main and to shop local.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS - Students are gone this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, making the village a little less busy, but gives us time to reflect on the beauty of campus this fall. Here's a collection of photos by Trevor Jones showing how fortunate we are in having a beautiful campus in our midst. In this photo, second-year pharmacy student Brittany George walks past Weber Hall.
Ada Boy Scout Troop 124 was organized a century ago in early November of 1917. Carl Wilkerson took a photo of the current troop last week, marking the anniversary. Tom Lehman, who led the Troop for 17 years, has done some research on the Troop history and learned that Harry Erickson was the first Scoutmaster and the group first met at the Ada Presbyterian Church. The Scouts now meet at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Jeff Kurtz is the current Scoutmaster. Don Spar has been the Cubmaster for the past 10 years.
This is Marshall. He is a 2 year old male lab mix. He weighs 43 pounds. Are you able to give Marshall his forever home?
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
