Older Bluffton residents knew the Althaus twins - Levi and Willie. Here they are on a 1914-era Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Jesse Steiner took this photo. He was a teacher at the Hilty school (corner of State Route 696 and Columbus Grove Road).
The Althaus brothers attended the school. This photo is from the collection of Alan Eaton, whose grandfather was Jesse Steiner.
A memorial service for Phillip Kingsley will be held on Saturday, June 27 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio at 11:00 a.m. The family will be at the church for visiting from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. and pre-service music will begin at 10:40.
All guests are invited to a luncheon after the service, followed by a time of sharing memories and further visiting with the family.
Bluffton was be a one-day biker's paradise on Sunday (June 21).
CHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS AND VIDEO BELOW.
Visitors to town were the 2,000+ participants in the 27th Annual Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA).
Bikers started the tour in Van Wert on Sunday and made a 50-mile trip to Bluffton arriving between 9:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Earlier in the week chances of thundershowers were 60 percent, which sent local planners to prepare an indoors "Plan B" for the guests.
The rains never came and Sunday was an enjoyable sunny day.
Bluffton was the bicycle capital of Ohio on Father's Day 2015. Over 2,000 bicyclists in the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA) stayed overnight in town. CLICK HERE FOR SOME OF THE PHOTOS.
Single-event tickets for the 2015-16 Bluffton University Artist Series go on sale Friday, July 10. This year’s series features:
• Apollo’s Fire, a baroque chamber ensemble • Heinavanker, an Estonian vocal ensemble
• pianist Anne-Marie McDermott
• the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players
• and the Columbus-based Raise gospel choir
Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches will co-host vacation Bible school August 3-7 from 6-8 p.m. at Mt. Cory UMC, 300 N. Main. Pre-registration will be August 2 @ BFLC from 6-8 p.m. The week will conclude with a joint service on Sunday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Cory followed by a community cook-out at the BFLC. Service will include the children singing songs they learned during VBS.
