Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2021 - 10:19am
This is Main Street Bluffton in the mid-1940s.
There is a 1938 Chevy parked in from of the A and P. There is a newer Chrysler product, probably a 1945-46 model also in the photo. Plus, there's no Shannon Theatre – it wasn't built yet.
Lots of other things to notice:
• Gas pump on the far left side of the photo
• The Charles Company where Citizens National Bank is today
• One stoplight at the Cherry-Main intersection
• Notice the street lamps
• Notice the condition of the sidewalks
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2021 - 10:56pm
The Bluffton University men's basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Friday, Feb. 12, at the hand of the Anderson University Ravens. The Beavers fought throughout the game to send it to overtime but the Ravens held on to defeat the Beavers 85-76. Bluffton falls to 10-2 on the season and Anderson moves to 6-3.
We anticipate this weather system to produce a consistent snowfall over a long period which will keep us on 12-hour shifts for an extended time
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2021 - 2:55pm
ODOT is preparing for what may be the most significant snowfall of the year which is expected to begin late Sunday or early Monday and continue into Tuesday.
"We anticipate this weather system to produce a consistent snowfall over a long period which will keep us on 12-hour shifts for an extended time," said Rod Nuveman, ODOT District 1 highway management administrator, based in Lima.
"We also expect reduced visibility. This snow is predicted to be dry so the accompanying winds of up to 25 miles per hour at times will factor in," he said.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2021 - 1:54pm
With a southbound approach to Bluffton on Tom Fett Road, this is the winter scene at the bridge over Big Riley Creek. The snowscape and corn stubble create an interesting series of curved lines framed by the bridge.
When opened, it attached to the original Bluffton HS building built in 1911
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2021 - 1:10pm
Depending upon when you attended Bluffton High School, the building on the corner of Main and College is either the “old” section or the “new” section. The dividing line between old and new falls in the mid-1980s.
In the 1980s, a building constructed in 1911 was razed and a new addition was built in its place. That new addition connects to another addition, constructed in 1933.
And, for decades and decades, we’ve never given much thought to what the 1933 addition meant to the community.