Fifty years ago Dick Boehr, Gene Benroth and some other downtown merchants had a crazy idea: Let's have an old car. It might bring people to Bluffton.
Fifty years later it continues to take place and continues to bring people to Bluffton.
And, not surprisingly, 50 years later, the cars that are classic today were new in 1967. Who would have thought!
You can except nearly 200 vehicles that grew up on leaded gas to return to Bluffton on Friday, for the 50th Bluffton Festival of Wheels cruise-in, sponsored by the Bluffton Lions.
Friday is the 50th anniversary of Bluffton's first-ever antique car show. Here's a pristine 50-year-old classic Bluffton vehicle. Purchased from Clark's Buick, it's a 1967 Buick Grand Sport 400 convertible. The owner is Donna Morrison and she is the original owner. In mint condition, it has approximately 65,000 miles on it. Donna's husband, Denny, is the Wheels' show director.
The 5th annual William T. Ellerbrock SIDS Foundation golf outing takes place Friday, Aug. 11, at Sycamore Springs Golf Course, 11492 Township Road, Arlington, according to Matt and Crystal Ellerbrock.
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Early bird registration before July 14 is $240 per team of four. Participants will receive a complimentary Bun in the Oven Package. The package includes four mulligans, four drink tickets and 20 door prize tickets, a $40 value.
Due to the closure of East College Avenue's because of gas line work, the Bluffton Family Recreation women's tennis tournament scheduled for Saturday, June 17, will be moved to a later date. That date is not yet set.
The tournament will take place in Bluffton at the Howe Tennis Courts on East College Avenue, across from Harmon Field.
Ronald D. Cramer, 81, died June 14, 2017 at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. Ronald was born May 30, 1936, in Bluffton to the late Paul and Vivian (Billings) Cramer. On Nov. 24, 1956, he married Sharon Kohler Cramer and she survives.
Ronald graduated from Cory-Rawson High School and was a duck farmer. He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church in Rawson. Ronald had been a Union Township Trustee for 25 years and enjoyed model airplanes and cars.
