ABOVE) Photos of early Harmon Field development and activities. Includes photos from Bluffton Public Library digital archives.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
7:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, Bluffton High School Football vs. Allen East at Harmon Field
The Bluffton Schools are issuing an invitation to all who played on Harmon Field to attend the 100th anniversary of Harmon Field celebration on October 18 at the Bluffton vs. Allen-East football game.
Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jenera will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, September 15.
The church notes that the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services "will give praise to the Lord for saving the lives of passengers on the 'Famous Dove' when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on September 17, 1831.
7:00 a.m. breakfast, 7:30 a.m. meeting on the 3rd floor of Bluffton Town Hall
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, September 13. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall. This is the first meeting following a July-August summer break.
The meeting sponsor is Bluffton University and Greenhorn will be providing the breakfast.
The Allen County Board of Development Disabilities has announced the following schedule for committees during September 2024. All meetings are scheduled for the 2500 Ada Rd., Lima location.
Finance Committee
Date: Thursday September 19, 2024
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Agenda: Review Financial Statements and Bills Paid for August 2024
Nomination Committee
Date: Thursday September 19, 2024
Time: 8:15 a.m.
Agenda: Review Officers and Board Vacancies for 2025
Robert E. "Bob" Wilch of Bluffton, Ohio passed away August 18, 2024 at his residence shared with his daughter, Penny. He was born February 21, 1929, to the late Harvey and Roma Wilch. Bob was a graduate of Bluffton High School where he participated in all sports and state championship games. As a young adult, Bob played on local softball teams and after games would drink an orange crush soda while his teammates had their beers, earning him the nickname “orange crush kid.”
PHOTOS from Travis family archive: LEFT) Betsey Travis Angus and Phyllis Diller. RIGHT) Eloise and Boyd Travis with Phyllis Diller.
Story provided by Rev. Tom Castlen, former Bluffton Presbyterian Church minister
Church celebrates 175 Years, provides anecdote from the 1940s
After World War II, there was a scramble to call pastors. Bluffton Presbyterian had not had a pastor during the war and they wanted to call Ernest Bigelow who was graduating from Yale Divinity School.
