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St. Mary's Catholic youth selling concessions at the pool

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 1:44pm

St. Mary's Catholic Youth will sell concessions at the Bluffton Pool to raise money for CYSC Summer Camp for 2021.

Concessions will be sold from 2-5 p.m. on: 
Friday, July 31 
Saturday, August 1
Wednesday, August 5 
Friday, August 7 
Wednesday, August 12
Friday, August 14.

100% of the proceeds will go to tuition for summer camp next year. 

 

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Events
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400 feet above Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 1:37pm

Joel Dunifon took this drone post-storm photo on Monday from his residence near the Ebenezer Mennonite Church. The photo was taken at an elevation of about 400 feet, says Dunifon.  

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Take a look at this Ada classic Cadillac

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 1:32pm

FROM ADA ICON - Ada held a Park in the Park earlier this month. The Icon will share photos of some of those vehicles that were displayed.

Ada resident Phil Compton apparently wasn't satisfied owning just one Cadillac, so be bought a second. Here's his 1978 Couple Deville on display at this year's Park in the Park. He also owns a 1971 4-door convertible, once owned by Nelson Rockefeller.

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People
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Kato back on his police beat

Recertified in June after being on sick leave with a collapsed lung
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 1:29pm

Here’s the latest on Kato, the Bluffton police department K-9 dog who was on sick leave this spring with a collapsed lung.

Kato returned to work after being medically cleared by the vet. 

He missed his initial recertification with his training group in May due to his illness. 

Once he was cleared, he went to work with Tyler Hochstetler, his police department handler, and rode around in the cruiser, but wasn’t allowed to do anything until he became recertified. 

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Police/Fire/EMS
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2021 village budget estimated at $4.1 million

General fund listed at $2.5 million
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 1:26pm

Bluffton council is looking at a projected $4.1 million 2021 village budget. Discussed at the July 27 council meeting, the budget must be approved and sent to the Allen County commissioners by the end of July.

Then, in December, council takes the budget and it becomes 2021 allocations. Several changes could take place in the village financial document between now and the end of the year.

Here are some of the specific budget category expenditures anticipated for 2021:

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Public Meetings
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Icon movie review: Palm Springs enters like a breath of fresh air

Clocking at 90 minutes, it is a fun romp that might make you think a little. If nothing else, it’s possibly the best direct-to-video movie we could have hoped for in quarantine
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 12:54pm

Around the world, people have been practicing varying levels of social distancing since March. Movie theaters closed in mid-March and in some cases have reopened slowly, but with a dearth of new films to offer customers. Major studio releases, particularly TENET, have been pushed back, or in limited cases movies like TROLLS: WORLD TOUR were released directly to Video-on-Demand (VOD).

The summer movie season has seen a drought of good new movies.

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