The day the farm came to town
That's Bob Flick, Larry (a 1,300-pound Maine Anjou market steer), and Jason Althaus, steer owner, at a Bluffton Cattle Club 4-H show at Mennonite Memorial Home.
Several members of the club shows their animals with MMH residents. The club has 17 members from ages 9 to 17, and is not just limited to cattle owners, as you will see in these photos.
Jason, a Bluffton High School senior, says he has two more steers at home. This one is 15 months old and Jason wants to get it to 1,400 pounds before the August Allen County Fair.
Other animals on display:
• Bryce Sehlhorst with his two-month-old kitten, Nightshift.
• Landon Sehlhorst with Anna, one of 19 pigmy goats on the Sehlhorst farm.
• Riley Herriman, with Jed, her Sheltland pony.
• Bentley Webb, with his 11-day-old Holstein bull calf.
• Ashley Edmunds, friend of Britney Webb, with Talladega, a quarter horse.
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Friday, August 28, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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- President Sider introduces Reinvest, Reinvent, Reimagine framework in State of the University
- Bluffton girls tennis loss vs. Wapakoneta
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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- Beaverdam installs AED at village park
- Pirate girls tennis edges St. Mary
- Pirate boys soccer tames Bearcats
- WIP Wednesday: Window on your world
- OPEN POLL: What do farmers wish non-farmers knew?
- 2026 PorchFest preview: LeBlanc Zepplin, CAWZ, Marlena Rock
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Headlines on the Ada Icon, August 22- 25
- Sue Corle worked for Ohio Northern University
- Pandora's Niese Ag LLC wins 2026 Red Gold Stewardship award
- Goshen College innovation leader to explore AI through a liberal arts lens
- Pirate volleyball loses to Shawnee
- Pirate boys golf sweeps NWC tri
- Figurines and household items recontextualized in "Amusings" exhibit
- Bruce Chesser: A Ceramic Retrospective, Aug. 24-Sept 26
- Bluffton Lions reach 80% of All Abilities Playground fundraising goal