This is the Buckeye quarry in the summer of 1944. The Bluffton Lions Club gathered for a picnic to celebrate the renovation and clean-up at the Buckeye park. This photo is taken from the east end of the quarry. Look closely and you can see a platform for diving into the Buckeye.
In Ada, thee Ohio Northern University observatory will be open to the public from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30. The observatory is located on the west side of campus, off of Lincoln Avenue and near the baseball field.
On Monday the Bluffton school board will vote to approve the purchase of the Heath Mikesell and Heather Rutan property, located on the corner of Lawn Avenue and Vine Street.
The price for the property is $135,000.
At its June meeting, the school board announced the purchase of the adjoining property on North Lawn Avenue owned by John R. Skelly, uncle of Heath and Heather. That purchase price was $110,000.
During a nearly perfect next-to-the-last day at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, Sabrina Longworth captured this photo of her three daughters mid-air. Her attempt to take a photo of Kennedy (left) and Kylie (right) was interrupted when husband, Kurt, and their youngest daughter, Quinn, decided to add their own twist. Turns out that sometimes the most unplanned moments are the best.
