Bluffton centennial pageant scene
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Lynn Carmack, Jim Szabo and Warren Eastman. What did these three men have in common? They were members of the First Methodist Church. In this 1961 centennial photo, they participated in a centennial pageant in Founders Hall. The pageant includes the story of early Bluffton.
The three were part of a scene depicting the Methodist Church movement arriving in Bluffton. Leland Gerber took the photo. (From the collection of Fred Steiner.)
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
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- Meet the Bluffton Pirate football team, Fall 2026
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- Aug. 22 Bluffton Cars & Coffee reminder
- Pirate girls soccer shuts out Anna in home opener
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Wildcats
- Pirate boys soccer rallies past Archbold
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- Call for actors for Dillinger reenactment on October 10
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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- Two new teachers introduced at Trinity Lutheran School
- Pirate golfers win wet NWC tri
- Pirate volleyball drops opener to Ottoville
- Pirate girls tennis blanked by Shawnee
- Pirate girls soccer loss vs. Wapakoneta
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