Jim Steffen, a "motivational fitness" speaker and author of the book "Fun Fitness for Families," will be the guest speaker Tuesday, April 20, at Bluffton University's annual Athletics Awards Forum.
"Fit to Achieve" will be Steffen's topic, beginning at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The Bluffton High School Drama Club presents "Jitterbug Juliette," this weekend. Several of the cast members posed for this photo. From left, Mary Woodruff, Danielle Rhonemus, Liz Diller, David Yoder, Chase Wilson (standing), Kaite Rhodes, Jessica Liska (standing) and Ashton Cluts. Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 16-17 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m. in the middle school cafetorium. Tickets are on sale in the middle school office.
Here's another colorized post card of Bluffton's Main Street looking north. It would appear that the photo was taken from a hot air balloon, based on the angle. Actually, it was probably taken on a ladder from the roof of the Russell Hotel (if it was taken prior to 1919).
Obviously the automobiles date this photo, as does the interurban rails running on the center of the street. Not much else has changed except one thing: the steeple of the Presbyterian Church is no longer in existence.
