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At one time or another every town should have an Al Ingalls.
Bluffton had one. And we truly feel for the towns that didn’t.
Al and his wife, Millie, owned Ingalls Restaurant. It was the last real sit-down restaurant on Main Street.
What a place. Hours were, oh, 5:30 a.m. to, what, 10 p.m. at night?
Those hours were set for the community, not the owners. It operated in a sort of informal “community system.” Meetings took place there. Deals developed. Coffee was poured. More meetings took place. More deals developed. More coffee was poured.
Thirty percent of the persons who took the most recent Icon poll say they learn by using their body, hands and sense of touch.
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Bluffton High School is a busy place this month, especially with homecoming on the horizon. Here's some event and news updates from the school website:
Homecoming Spirit Week:
Monday, Sept. 19 - "I wake up like this"
Tuesday, Sept. 20 - "Peace & Love/Hippy Day"
Wednesday, Sept. 21 - "A Day at Disney"
• Freshman - Alice in Wonderland
• Sophomores -Toy Story
• Juniors - Lilo & Stitch
• Seniors - Peter Pan)
Thursday, Sept. 22 - "Rock & Roll"
Friday, Sept. 23 - "Pirate Day"
The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will have a book sale on Friday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 10th from 9 a.m. to noon.
Items include fiction with plenty of Amish books, nonfiction, paperbacks, magazines and movies. Books on Christmas, travel, crafts, sewing and nature to name just a few.
