Bluffton's Blaze of Lights festival and parade for 2022 brought out record crowds and a fantastic assortment of floats including the "elf on the shelf," who it turns out drives a pretty snazzy red sportscar. Many more photos will follow.
In late November 1956 – actually this week 66 years ago, the major topic of residents of the LaFayette and Bluffton area was of a mysterious animal that “cried like a baby and screamed like a woman.”
A front page story in the Bluffton New described the circumstances surrounding this mystery.
Before you read about the 1956 mystery animal remember to watch Bluffton Forever next week for a story from 1958 about another mystery animal that appeared in the Bluffton rural community.
The story from the Nov. 29, 1956, Bluffton News follows:
The Board of Education of the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools held a regular meeting in the Elementary Media Center at 7:30 p.m. on November 21, 2022.
All board members were present: Larry Hoffman, President; Brad Dailey, Vice President; Roni Kaufman; Jeremy Scoles and Wes Klinger.
Staff present were Greg Denecker, Superintendent; Marty Herr, Technology Coordinator, Josh Kauffman, Middle School Principal, Paula Parrish, Treasurer, Ben Thiel, Elementary School Principal; Mike Wilson, Maintenance Supervisor.
