Men's hats for $3.95 each, slacks for $2.99 and gloves for 23 cents a pair. Only at The Charles Company, once a downtown Bluffton business.
Our best guess is that this is either opening day of The Charles Co. in Bluffton, or on a stretch, one of Bluffton's Dollar Day sales. Leland Gerber took the photo.
The Charles Co., 108-110 S. Main St., was located where Citizens National Bank lobby stand today. Above it at one time was The Iron Lantern Restaurant.
Bluffton University men's basketball team defeated Ohio Mid-Western 74-61 in the 2011-12 home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Beavers stayed perfect, upping their season mark to 3-0.
Virginia L. Geiger, 80 died at 6:40 a.m. Nov. 23, 2011 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Dec. 19, 1930 in Orange Township, Hancock County to Amos E. and Bernice Ewing Klingler.
On Nov. 17, 1950 she married Kenneth E. Geiger and he survives. She retired as a clerk from Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton where she enjoyed spending time working in the nursery and had taught Sunday evening classes at the church. She had been a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader.
If there is/was a Bluffton fourth grader in your family, this Thanksgiving turkey project may bring some familiar thoughts to mind. The project goes back to Geneva Shelter's teaching era. It has been continued with her daughter, Tami Hardy.
This turkey was created by Marie Spallinger, current fourth grader at Bluffton. Last week dozens of the American bird graced the walls of the elementary school.
Maple Crest of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) now offers respite care for persons needing temporary assistance, according to Daren Lee, Marketing Coordinator of MHCO.
The new service is available at Maple Crest Senior Living Village. Respite care is also available at Mennonite Memorial Home, both located in Bluffton.
