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So, you think you know Bluffton - answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 19, 2020 - 6:23am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Where can you find this "Betty" mailbox? It's at Willow Ridge, part of the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, just off Augsburger Road.

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Ohio secretary of state wants money to pay for postage on all absentee ballots

In 2016, 1.2 million Ohioans cast their absentee ballot by mail
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2020 - 4:16pm

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is requesting the authority from the Ohio Controlling Board to use funds from the Business Services Division fund within the Secretary’s office to pay for postage on all absentee ballots. 

In May, following the Ohio primary, Secretary of State Frank LaRose made a number of recommendations to the Ohio General Assembly that required legislative action to ensure a successful General Election.

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All Bluffton students will learn remotely on Fridays

Denecker: We will evaluate this arrangement at the end of the first nine weeks and decide if we will continue with this weekly schedule for the rest of the semester  
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2020 - 3:25pm

The following is the opening of a four-page letter from Greg Denecker, Bluffton school superintendent, concerning the opening of the 2020-21 school year.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work toward the opening of our schools on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020!  

As you know, we are offering both in-person and remote learning platforms for our students this year and will strive to maintain continuity across these two modes of delivery.  

Our goal is always to provide high quality education; this is a point of pride in our district and in our community.  

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A story about a woman who voted in Bluffton in 1915

Today is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women's rights to vote
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2020 - 3:04pm

100 years ago today. The 19th amendment guaranteed all American women the right to vote.

Somewhere in a collection of family photos is a 1920 snapshot of my Hahn grandparents, Bertha and Fred, standing in front of their home at 216 W. Elm St., Bluffton.

I know it was 1920 because taped to the window behind them was a Harding for president poster. I never felt the significance of the snapshot recently – today in fact, in really struck home.

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Riley Street, here we come

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2020 - 2:50pm

That's correct. Riley Street, here comes the next extension to the Bentley Road pedestrian and bike path. Power lines are moved and the roadbed is dug. As work continues a virtual ribbon cutting is projected mid-September. This view is from the Riley Street corner looking south. The next photo is from Richland Drive looking north.

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Volunteer drivers needed for Our Daily Bread Mobile Meals

MHCO hopes to relaunch the program
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2020 - 1:44pm

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio is exploring renewing its previously suspended Our Daily Bread Mobile Meals Program, according to Chris Moser, director of resource development and church relations.

The popular program was suspended with the arrival of covid-19 in Ohio.

Moser said that it is hoped the program can restart, which is available from Mennonite Memorial Home of Bluffton and Hilty Home of Pandora.

“But, prior to making an announcement on its continuation,” he said, “we are making an appeal for needed volunteer drivers."

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