Bluffton’s Main Street vehicular ghosts reappear on Friday, June 14.
Those shadowy figures grew up on leaded gasoline, have V-8 engines under their hoods and ride on white-wall tires. They arrive in a variety of bright colors and don’t have FM radios.
Some have strange names like: Plymouth, Studebaker, Mercury, Edsel, VW Bug, Woody, Oldsmobile, Desoto and Packard.
Over 200 of them return to Bluffton for the 52nd Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.
By Gary Reese Faith Investment Services
You don't have to go to college to make a good living. Below are annual salaries, according to the U.S. Department of Labor:
Electrician
$59,190
Web Developer
$75,580
Wind Turbine Tech
$58,000
Did you ever notice…
• that the alley narrows between the Shannon Theatre and 10,000 Villages?
• and that Cherry Street widens between Dollar General and Main Street?
• a reference to books on the doorway above an entrance to Bluffton High School as it faces Main Street?
And, did you know that…
• an error exists on the historic painting in the post office?
• a railroad track is embedded in the center of Main Street below the pavement?
• there’s a reason why Main Street doesn’t run true north and south?
The B.E.E.T.L.E. (Bringing Environmental Education to Learners Everywhere) vehicle will be parked at Buckeye Park, beside the pavilion, tomorrow, Wednesday, June 12 from 10 a.m. Join naturalist, Jessie Elsass, from Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks, to learn about amphibiams.
Discover what a terrarium is and make your own, under the guidance of Susie Stratton from Stratton Greenhouses on Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the library.
This is open to adults and supervised children. The cost is $10 at the door.
The evening begins with a two-course meal, catered by Bavarian Catering, Ltd. There will also be worship and fellowship, and Susan Whitlow, from Perrysburg, will be speaking.
Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule this month. Those follow:
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, June 12, noon
Tree Commission - Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Board of Zoning & Building Appeals - Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, June 19, noon
Parks & Rec Committee - Thursday, June 20, noon
Ordinance Committee - Thursday, June 20, 1 p.m.
Council Meeting - Monday, June 24, 7 p.m.
New Leaf Garden Center, Ada, offers fairy garden workshops, this month, according to Laurie Laird.
Two are planned in Ada. They are Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m. and again 1 p.m. at the Ada New Leaf, 0395 State Route 235.
“Bring your own pot or container or purchase one of ours,” said Laird. “We provide soil. Purchase whatever plants and accessories you wish. Adults and children are welcome. We ask that children be accompanied by an adult.”
Space is limited and persons interested in attending should call New Leaf to reserve a spot in one of the workshops.
Northwest Physical Therapy, located inside Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, has a clinician on staff who is now certified in Astym treatment, a new therapy developed to target the cause of the pain rather than just the symptoms, according to Dan Settlage.
"Astym treatment is unmatched in its ability to resolve tendinopathies, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, Achilles and patellar tendonitis, scar tissue problems, and other soft tissue dysfunctions,” said Settlage.
