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Screaming steam through Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 11:06am

Paul Diller snapped this photo and then very quickly stepped aside as this giant Lima-built Berkshire steam locomotive barrelled toward him at about 65 miles per hour.

We can only guess what the engineer and fireman thought as they approached a photographer, standing in the middle of the rails.

Coming from Bellevue, it was westbound to Lima, and onto Muncie, Indiana, and headed perhaps as far west at St. Louis.

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Historical Bluffton
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Farmers market pre-season meeting Tuesday

Opening market day is Saturday, May 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 22, 2021 - 10:40am

Bluffton Farmers Market registration underway

Registration forms for Bluffton Farmers Market vendors are now available at explorebluffton.com/farmers-market. The deadline for discounted full-year reservations is April 16.

New and returning vendors are invited to an online pre-season meeting with Bluffton Farmers Market manager Greg Probst at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23.

Vendor fees for 2021 are $12.00 per week. The full-season discounted fee is $220.00 and reserves a designated spot for the entire season, May-October.

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Regional news
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Forgotten Bluffton: Who collected all those mayor photos?

Answer found in a 1950 Bluffton News
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2021 - 2:36pm

An email from Jan Emmert prompted this column on Bluffton mayors.

Prior to the town hall’s renovation in 2008, there existed a huge framed collection of Bluffton mayor photos. It covered an entire wall. 

Every Bluffton mayor’s photograph from its founding in 1861 made up this unusual collection. Today the photos are in two frames on the second floor lobby outside the police department.

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Columnists
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Are you into TRX?

If so, check out Bluffton Family Rec's spring schedule
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2021 - 1:55pm

Signups are underway for several new classes and exercise opportunities at Bluffton Family Recreation.

Spring Session 1 runs from Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 23. Group Ex registration is open.

In addition, space is limited for popular programs including TRS, Cycling, Tour de TRX and Weight lifting 101.

Last minute registration for adult indoor soccer, session 4, ends Sunday, March 21. That session runs from Sunday, March 28, through Sunday, April 25.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Mulch, anyone?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 21, 2021 - 1:43pm

Mountains of free mulch await Bluffton residents at the Spring Street recycling center. Peeking over the top of these twin peaks is a Bluffton water tower. As weather continues to warm, these mountains will soon become hills.

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Funeral arrangements incomplete for Donald Mowery

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 4:38pm

Donald Mowery, 92, of Findlay died on March 18, 2021, at Taylor Place in Findlay.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services – Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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