A collection of family and individual portraits from the 1950s to 1970s taken by long-time Bluffton photographer, Leland Gerber, is on display in the third floor gallery at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
Gerber owned a photo studio on South Main Street, Bluffton, during the 1950s-70s era. Most class photos of Bluffton elementary students from this era were taken by Gerber.
Mallory Blackburn has some fun while learning about different letters of the alphabet. She blows blue bubbles as she learns about the letter B. Mallory is a student at Bluffton Child Development Center.
Tim and Pat Boutwell have opened a new business that offers heated vehicle storage in Bluffton.
The facility is provided by Marsh Run Properties, LLC, owned by the Boutwells. The storage is located at 906 N. Main St., next door to Masterpiece Signs and Graphics, Inc.
Boutwells said that they saw a need for winter storage of vehicles, motorcycles, boats and other large vehicles that need to be stored in a heated area.
A spaghetti benefit meal is planned from 4 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, for former Bluffton resident Tim Bame. Tim, his wife, Julie, and their two children, Christian, 17, and Hillarie, 14, were Bluffton residents for seven years.
The benefit takes place at Southside Christian Church, 3300 S. Side Dr., Lima. Tickets are $10 per person. Persons interested in attending may RSVP on Facebook. (Tim Bame Spaghetti Dinner Benefit)
Bluffton kindergarteners in Heidi Steiner's class observed voting on Nov. 4. The class watched the steps involved in voting in the general election. The Bluffton voting location is in the Bluffton elementary building. Deb Beer, poll worker, watches the students.
Bluffton welcomes Icon viewers to a weekend Bluffton Downtown Christmas Open Houses. Nearly a dozen Main Street businesses offer special holiday sales. An attachment to this story provides more details and offers coupons.
The open houses vary from Thursday through Saturday. Each business has special hours listed below
