It's Nov. 22, 1969, in downtown Bluffton. Main Street businesses are in the midst of the most major makeover in the town's history. Awnings are being added to businesses.
The businesses in this photo are, from left, Rice's Tot Shop, Bluffton News, Bruce Shelly Nationwide, Dr. Allan Yoder, optometrist, and Greding Hardware.
Interesting to note that after 46 years there's still a newspaper, insurance office, optometrist and hardware in those businesses.
Dick Boehr took this photo. Notice the steps at the Tot Shop (today Bluffton News).
Cheryl and Thom Craig and Larry Core will be at the Bluffton Elementary School at 8 a.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to show 4th graders the correct procedure on folding the American flag.
Members of Bluffton American Legion Post 382, Boy Scouts and Bluffton High School students will meet on the lawn by the high school and College Avenue at 10:30 a.m. for a ceremony about Veterans Day.
Fred Rodabaugh. Commander of the Post will speak briefly and Misha Groman, will speak about the correct procedure of retiring a flag. Flags will be burnt in accordance to regulations.
In celebration of Veterans Day, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) will meet with Bluffton area veterans and pay for their haircuts on Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
Rep. Jordan will be at Stoney’s Barbershop, 125 N. Main St., Bluffton, from noon-2 p.m. on Wednesday, and will pay for the haircut of any veteran who visits between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This is the second time that Rep. Jordan has paid for veterans’ haircuts on Veterans Day. Last year he visited Ed’s Barber Shop in Crestline.
In honor of Veterans Day, Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) is offering a free, home delivered meal to veterans living in the Bluffton and Pandora communities on Nov. 11.
To order your meal in Bluffton, please call 419-358-1015, ext. 218. To order your meal in Pandora, please call 419-384-3218. You will be asked to provide your name, address and telephone number for delivery purposes.
Hot meals will be delivered between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 pm on Nov. 11 to those that place an order. Orders must be received by Monday, Nov. 9.
Is there anything more delicious than a homemade pie?
Nearly 100 people got their fill of the homemade pies at the pie baking contest and spaghetti dinner hosted by Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Friday.
This year, 24 pies were entered and judged in three different categories.
Suzanne McReynolds won Best of Show with her Cherry Pie, winning the $100.00 grand prize. Each winner in the other categories received $50 for first, $25 for second and $15 for third place.
Danny Lee Justus, 68, died Nov. 9, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Danny was born June 1, 1947, in Hardin County to Adin and Marylyn (McDonald) Justus who preceded him in death. On Sept. 7, 1977 he married Connie Burden Justus and she survives.
Danny retired from Honda, Marysville, where he was a supervisor. He enjoyed being outdoors, working in the yard and collected knives. Danny also enjoyed truck driving, mechanics and farming.
Stanley F. Naylor, 83, of Bluffton died at 7:45 p.m., Nov. 8, 2015, at Mennonite Memorial Home.
He was born May 29, 1932, in Goshen, Ind., to Wilbur J. and Deltha (Metzler) Naylor. The family moved to Nappanee, Ind., where he grew up and graduated from high school in the class of 1950.
He graduated from Bluffton College (University) in 1954 with a business degree and on Sept. 25 of that same year he married Ruth E. (Bundy) Naylor. They spent the next two years in alternative service at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
The 29th annual Christmas Around the Square Craft Fair takes place in Kenton on Saturday, Nov. 14.
The craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hardin County Historic Courthouse in downtown Kenton.
Sponsored by the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance, the Craft Fair features three floors filled with arts, crafts, and home party dealers. The Kenton Top 20 will perform holiday music at 9:30 a.m. Homemade food is provided by the Hardin County Homemakers.
The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation will join more than 750 community foundations nationwide as they celebrate Community Foundation Week Nov. 12-18, 2015.
For more than 25 years, the effort has raised awareness about the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges.
