Joe Urich could speak every known Bluffton dialect
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When they get around to listing the 50 most interesting people who ever lived in Bluffton Joe Urich will be on the list.
He’ll be on the list of the 25 most interesting people who lived in Bluffton. There’s a phrase that best describes Joe’s relationship to Bluffton. Joe was a-man-about-town.
Whenever there was a fire, flood, parade or bank robbery, there is always a crowd of people who stand around afterward. Joe was always in that crowd.
Joe could speak every known Bluffton dialect. He could speak the Low Bluffton dialect, spoken in a restaurant formerly known as Ingalls’... (this essay continues)
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Thursday, June 26, 2025
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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Monday, June 23, 2025
- Anna Marie Beagle taught at Allen East Elementary
- Noteworthy dress rehearsal and concert with potluck in Ada, June 23 and 29
- First Bluffton Art Walk provides a welcome outing on a rainy day
- Hardin County Commissioners send letter objecting to HB 335
- Duckie Cosplay underway at Bluffton Public Library
- Upcoming BPL events, June 23-28