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SHANNON Service Club provides community dinner on July 1

The SHANNON Service Club is the provider for the Thursday, July 1, community meal held at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Serving is from 6 to 6:45 p.m.

The menu includes lasagne, salad, bread and cake and ice cream. The community meals are sponsored by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association. The meals are open to the public and are free of charge. Monetary donations go to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program's food pantry.

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Bluffton Sanatorium

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Today's Bluffton Hospital began as the Bluffton Sanatorium. The house was located on the northeast corner of Main and College, where the Bluffton Public Library stands today. In this colorized post card from 1908 Dr. J.J. Sutter stands on the sanatorium steps.

Joan Swank, Van Wert, is the Corvette raffle winner

Joan Swank of Van Wert will soon be driving a Corvette, after her ticket will picked in the Bluffton Hometown Amerifest Corvette raffle drawing on Saturday.

Bluffton Lions Foundation President, Dick Ramseyer, will present the Corvette keys to Joan Swank on Monday, June 28, at 3 p.m. The keys will be handed off at Bud's Chevrolet-Buick, St. Marys.

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Ka boom, ka boom, ka boom!

Ka boom, kaboom! - Fireworks photo by Jamie Nygaard

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Another Ka Boom!

Fireworks photo by Jamie Nygaard.

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Here comes a parade

Uncle Sam, or perhaps Aunt Samantha, walks in Saturday's Bluffton Hometown Amerifest parade. The event involved many activities from a parade, to games, entertainment, old car show, food and fireworks. Jamie Nygaard took this photo to view additional photos by Jamie click here.

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