JUNE 2 MEDIA RELEASE__Fred Steiner will present a Swiss family migration program at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5.
The presentation’s focus is on how and why ancestors of area residents immigrated to Bluffton, using the example of Steiner’s maternal great-grandparents, Rudolf and Barbara Amstutz Althaus.
Rudolf Althaus, who immigrated to America from Switzerland in 1845, owned a Bluffton general store and was also a trained landscape artist, painting scenes of Switzerland in oil, selling them to other Swiss immigrants.
(CLICK to englarge photo.) Say cheese, one more time! Here's the Bluffton Class of 2025 in a big red photo. Details from the Saturday, May 24 commencement ceremonies are HERE.
During June 5-6-7 a Community Wide Garage Sale event will be held in Pandora, Ohio. Some 25 garage sales and a Rummage Sale at Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E Washington St., are planned for the extended weekend.
A Google map of sales is available HERE, with garage sales also to be added to the Bluffton Icon garage sale map. The deadline for sales submission was Friday, May 30.
A list of sales is attached below that includes a summary of items to be sold and addresses. Local businesses will also have print copies by mid-week.
Linger over news from May 2025 with articles of special and lasting local interest. A print copy is available for viewing at the Bluffton Public Library and is located with other print news.
10 Pirates qualify for June 6-7 finals in Columubs
By Cort Reynolds
LEXINGTON__Nine Bluffton track and field individual athletes and one relay team qualified for the state meet with strong performances at the Div. II northwest regional meet on May 29 and 31 in Lexington.
The Bluffton boys claimed the regional team crown with 60 points, beating out 40 other schools. Oak Harbor came in second with 55.5 points, followed by Ottawa-Glandorf (51).
