By Marlena Ballinger / VIDEO by Zac Kohli (linked below)
On a beautiful evening in Bluffton, area families gathered on June 19 for a drone show celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Held at Harmon Field after the annual Festival of Wheels, few knew quite what to expect at Bluffton’s very first drone show.
At dusk on Friday, June 19, the Bluffton Celebrates America 250 committee will host a drone light show at Harmon Field, 125 E. College Ave.
The approximately 15-minute display will consist of over 100 computer-synchronized areodrones (UAVs) creating colorful light formations and 3D pictures in the sky, following an America 250 theme.
Seating in the stadium is limited to the Harmon Field home stands. Standing room only on the home fence line There will be no field seating. Wheelchair users will be on the cement path.
Expanded selection of 12 food vendors; special car and history displays
FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton Lions Club will host the 58th annual Bluffton Festival of Wheels in downtown Bluffton begining at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19. This event is held rain or shine on Main St. and adjacent blocks.
The show is open to antique and classic cars, trucks, tractors, fire engines and motorcycles and is made possible with the support of 19 sponsors from Bluffton, Lima and Findlay, listed below.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton's 4th annual History Day will be celebrated on Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., focusing on three celebrated Bluffton businesses of yesteryear: Fett Hardware, Gillett Pastry Shop and Hankish Confectionery.
The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will also display the cell that housed bank robber and gangster John Dillinger in the Allen County Jail in 1933.
10 a.m. - Q&A and display of memorabilia from Fett Hardware, by Ed Fett and family at Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St.
Nationwide simultaneous reading includes Bluffton event
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton's America 250 coordinators and the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will host a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 at the 1899 Depot at Buckeye Park, 405 N. Spring St.
