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1 week ago | blufftonicon.com | Paula Scott

Bluffton Icon photos / CLICK to enlarge and view at your own paceBy Paula Pyzik ScottThe Bluffton community enjoyed a mild morning of sunshine and gentle breezes for 2025 Memorial Day events hosted by the Bluffton American Legion Post 382, commemorating and honoring those who sacrificed their lives in U.S. military service.

1 week ago | blufftonicon.com | Paula Scott

CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace / PHOTOS by Amy Mortimer, Program cover by Zoe ShankBy Paula Pyzik ScottThe May 24 Bluffton High School commencement was a smorgasbord of emotions, entertainment, philosophy and festivity. Depending on your role–as a graduate, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor, teacher or mentor–the program brought tears, laughter and introspection. With doors opening an hour ahead, the Bluffton High School gym was full to the rafters.

2 weeks ago | blufftonicon.com | Paula Scott

Bluffton Ohio Historical Society wants to save Rudolf Althaus general storeBy Paula Pyzik ScottOn May 21, Bluffton historian and Icon founder Fred Steiner returned to his hometown to provide a program on the Althaus-Amstutz-Hahn-Steiner family, drawing a full house to the Bluffton Public Library lower level. The presentation was conversational and pictorial: he provided dozens of images of the people, places and artifacts in his story.

3 weeks ago | blufftonicon.com | Paula Scott

Eight colorized photos that once adorned the walls of the "Cardinal Room" of what is now Chase bank. Click to enlarge and view at your own pace. By Paula Pyzik ScottFor www.BlufftonForever.comThis article is a work in progress and a collaboration. The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is seeking information about these eight photos, which are inspiration for the upcoming Reimagining Bluffton's History art contest, with entries to be submitted in July 2025.

1 month ago | blufftonicon.com | Paula Scott

PHOTOS by Paula Scott, Jamie Nygaard and Dennis Morrison / Click gallery to enlarge photos and view at your own pace By Paula Pyzik ScottThe 2025 Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club Trout Derby may not have had good weather for sunbathing, but it was an excellent day for fishing. After rain in the a.m. on Sunday, May 4, the 2:00-4:00 p.m. Derby window was cloudy and cool.