Wouldn't it be neat to have a 25-minute movie showing Bluffton in 1936?

The Columbus Grove High School Alumni Association has preserved two reel-to-reel films that depict the Columbus Grove community and school system as they were in 1936. 

The silent films were re-discovered by Laura Clevenger in the library a few years ago and, thanks to her, were saved and moved into the new building. 

The almost 25-minute films have been digitally restored and set to music. Scenes of the film include a tour of the downtown store fronts, the churches, a ride with the fire department, loading the school busses, the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, the pool (under construction) and a parade of the classes of CG Schools. 

The Association plans on making copies and selling the film as a fund raiser. Copies will be available for sale and/or order by Alumni Weekend which is June 14-15, 2013. 

Tickets for the all-alumni cocktail party on the Friday, June 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the pool and for the banquet on June 15 are on sale online and will also be available at Hawkey’s Pharmacy and Carl’s Hardware beginning May 1. 

For questions, please contact the Alumni Association at [email protected].