Thirteen-month-old Milo Lehman gets his first haircut. Britnee Johnson, who recently joined Bluffton Barbers as a stylist, had the honor of handling Milo's first trim. With Johnson joining Bluffton Barbers, the shop at 103 N. Main St., is now open six days a week, according to Karen Fredritz, owner. The phone number is 419-358-0616.
It might as well be November when Bluffton residents are usually in the midst of serious leaf raking. Not so, this year. The leaves seem to want to hang around longer than usual.
Meanwhile the village crew is set up to take leaves from Bluffton curbs. Here's the the rules from the village:
• Leaf piles will not be picked up if they contain any grass, stickets, yard waste or trash.
• Please rake leaves to the curb in long, narrow rows.
• Village crews will pick up leaves once each week.
On Sunday, Nov. 5, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in both the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services.
The students from Trinity Lutheran School and the Choir will sing “Christ is our Cornerstone.” More information is available at tlcjenera.org or at 419-326-4402 or 419-302-5271.
Yes, it's Bluffton. This Lake Erie and Western freight is loaded with Bluffton stone. It sits on a siding at the National Quarry at Jefferson Street. The year is 1910 or 1911.
Frank McElroy, a stone company employee, standing on one of the cars of stone.
This is one of many photos published in "The Bluffton We Never Knew," photographs from Bluffton's first half century, 1861-1911. The book is being released by the Bluffton Icon.
