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List three things you would take with you on a vacation. This questions was posed to youth attending an afternoon public library program by the Armstrong Space Museum of Wapakoneta. The question, of course, led up to what might you take with you to the moon.

Founded in Bluffton in 1916 - but was under capitalized

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Note: The Icon acquired a manuscript titled “A Brief History of Bluffton’s Industrial Developments.” This publication was prepared by the classes in Marketing and Small Business Administration from Bluffton College, under the director of Dr. Howard Raid. Publication date is May 1959. We’ve updated some current addresses so viewers may identify locations.

Kennel Manufacturing Co.
Incorporated Dec. 30, 1916; dissolved Feb. 19, 1919

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Let's swim in the Buckeye. Here's a photo of the earliest Bluffton Buckeye swimming area taken some time between 1910 and 1920.

Imagine that you are on the south bank looking north on the Spring Street side of the Buckeye. That's location of the pool.

You'll see a rope. It separates the deep end from the shallow end. The deep end includes a diving board.

The man on the deck is Steiner Geiger, who gave swim lessons. It is possible that his two sisters are on the diving board.

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052887 - The Icon first thought this was a a zip code, but upon further study, we believe the owner of this plate was born on May  28, 2987. We welcome clarification from any Icon view with more information. We spotted this plate on a blue Honda CR-V in Ada. (The monthly renewal sticker confirmed our birthday theory.)

Jamie Nygaard captures the show with her camera - lots of photos

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Photos by Jamie Nygaard
Well, it rained on our parade, but the 50th annual Bluffton antique car show was still a bit hit. Watch the Icon for the list of winning vehicles.

- Check out 28 photos below -

Whether it was a Ford, Chevy, Mercury or Dodge, lots of vehicles from the past parked on Main Street on Friday as if they owned the street. And the did.

Jamie Nygaard photographed the show for the Icon and her photos follow:

 

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The Wheels Festival didn't plan this, but the largest-ever wheel at any antique car show appeared in the Bluffton sky on Friday evening during the 50th annual show. Todd Gratz, formerly of Bluffton, and visiting here took this photo from Bluffton University.

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