Here is a photograph of students who attended the Elm Center country school in 1916-17.
This school was located between Bluffton and Pandora. Today it would be in the Pandora-Gilboa school district. When this photo was taken each of the students spoke Swiss dialect at home, and English in school.
The teacher is Millen Geiger.
Front row from left, Ralph Diller, Monroe Hilty, Melvin Bucher, Ben Burry, Leonard Badertscher and Vilas Burry.
This is a portion of an essay by Robert Kreider on his thoughts on Riley Creek, as he grew up in Bluffton in the 1930s. His entire essay is published in Bluffton Anthology. For more information about the book click here.
1 – When we moved to Bluffton our lot on Spring Street ran down to Little Riley Creek; three Sundays straight my younger brother Gerald slide into the creek; careful, older brother me was enviously amused.
Here’s the answer to the question: “What’s all the road work about in town? Dominion Gas has a gas main replacement project underway on the north side of town. Roese Pipeline of Kawkawlin, Michigan, is the contractor. Here’s a view of some of the work on Vine Street.
Andy Althaus has been named chief financial officer for Citizens National Bank.
In this role Althaus is responsible for oversight of internal and external financial reporting for the bank, as well as the holding company, Citizens Bancshares.
Chief duties include assisting the chief executive officer and president with strategic decisions including developing programs to assist with growth, participating in bank budgeting, and forecasting the bank’s financial position.
Susan Lynne Wagner, 62, died June 4, 2021, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Susan was born Dec. 31, 1958, in Columbus to Kenneth "Jim" and Rebecca "Becky" (Jones) Faze. On Oct. 1, 1988 she married David Wagner who survives.
