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Opinions and ideas welcome for Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow

Posted by Paula Scott on June 13, 2022 - 8:23am

The Village of Bluffton wants to know your ideas for “Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow.” Those engaged in the community, including residents, employees, are invited to complete an online survey HERE.

The survey is brief and uses check boxes and lists to speed up the experience. The questions aren’t hard. What do you love about Bluffton? What needs improving?

What would you prioritize when it comes to investing time, effort, money and land?

The results will help the Village of Bluffton create a planning document that in turn will help the community apply for funding.

The survey will be distributed online and at local events. You can pass along the survey with the attached QR code or send the URL above to your friends, neighbors and family in the area.

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June fog: Waste of a good school delay

Posted by Paula Scott on June 13, 2022 - 8:00am

If any school-age children in your household were up at 7:00 a.m. on June 13, you might have heard, "Aw, if we were in school, this would have been a fog delay!" On June 14 weather conditions in Bluffton are expected to include temperatures in the upper 90s.

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2022 GROB apprentices begin with orientation and signing day

Posted by Paula Scott on June 12, 2022 - 5:11am

On June 4 GROB Systems Inc. held an orientation and signing day for its newest class of apprentices. Forty-one apprentices and their families were invited to the Bluffton manufacturing plant event at 1070 Navajo Dr. The event prepared them for their first day of work on June 13 and gave everyone a chance to tour the facility where GROB produces universal (5-axis) machining centers that are used by high-precision industries including automotive, medical, aerospace, mold and die.

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People
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A Civil War emblem in a Bluffton church window?

Forgotten Bluffton story from BlufftonForever.com
Posted by Staff on June 12, 2022 - 5:09am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Few residents are aware that a Bluffton church features four of the most unusual emblems ever seen in a church window anywhere.

As a serious student of this community’s church windows, Bluffton Forever believes that the most intriguing, most beautiful and most ornate windows in the village exist in the First United Methodist Church.

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Historical Bluffton
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Janice M. Shields worked for Mennonite Memorial Home

Posted by Staff on June 11, 2022 - 6:07pm

UPDATED 11:24 a.m. on June 13, 2022

Janice M. Shields, 93, passed away under hospice care on June 11, 2022, at 5:17 a.m.

She was born June 17, 1928 in Columbus Grove, OH to William M. and Ruth (Fruchey) Bryan who preceded her in death. On November 21, 1948 she married Hiram Bucher who preceded her in death on February 11, 1993. On May 3, 1997 she married Marion "Sam" Shields who died December 26, 2012.

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Obituaries
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Shark-brarian attack at Senior Center

Posted by Paula Scott on June 11, 2022 - 7:48am

It is safe to go back to the Bluffton Senior Center? On Friday, June 10, Sharkbrarian Kelli Foster stopped by to spread the word about the Bluffton Public Library Summer Reading Program which is offering "Oceans of Possibilities."

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