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Invitation to community discussion Tuesday eveining

Transition Bluffton event at Buckeye park
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 22, 2019 - 10:15am

Transition Bluffton invites the community to the Buckeye park at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, for an evening of fun and discussion. 

Bring any abundance of vegetables you would like to trade or share.  Join in a discussion about Robin Kimmerer's Potawatomi ideal of Honorable Harvest set forth in her book, Braiding Sweetgrass. "Let's explore what following such an ideal would mean for you, your neighbors and the community at large,”said Peter Badertscher of Transition Bluffton.

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Family Space Camp on Friday, July 26 at the library

Posted by LizGH on July 22, 2019 - 6:00am

Bluffton Public Library is offering Family Space Camp for families with kids, ages kindergarten through 12th grade, to come learn about life in space on Friday, July 26 at 1 p.m. 

Registration is required. 

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Bluffton Public Library
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Fits like a glove

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2019 - 12:31pm

The transformation of a very old Bluffton resident is underway this month as improvements continue to make the former glove factory shine like new. Once the transformation is complete, the Et Cetera Shop, at 111 S. Main St., will make the building its new home.

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Photo postcards of Ada focus on the “unique”

Ada photographer creates 10-set series
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2019 - 12:19pm

By Barb Lockhard
FROM ADA ICON - If the New Mexico landscape was an inspiration to artist Georgia O’Keeffe in the 1920s, decades later it may have also been a visual training ground for Ada photographer Karen Ward. 

- All post cards in the series are attached below -

Arriving in Ada nearly 30 years ago from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ward fell in love with “the charm of the yesteryear vintage of this small village.”  She’s been photographing Ada ever since.

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People
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Capital improvements report at mid-year

Four major 2019 projects total cost $1.4 million
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 21, 2019 - 12:18pm

At the year’s mid-point, Bluffton council reviewed its 2019 capital improvement budget.

The review took place during the July 8 council meeting. A copy of the budget is at the bottom of this story.

New projects on this year’s budget total $2.6 million. The major projects include:
• $827,341 East Jefferson Street reconstructions
• $113,200 East Jefferson Street water/sewer improvements (from Main to Vance)
• $137,000 Village communications update
• $353,2723 East Jefferson Street water/sewer improvements (from Huber to County Line)

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Public Meetings
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Feeling the heat? Here's some tips

A guide to key symptoms of heat-related illnesses and first-aid measures
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 20, 2019 - 6:57am

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.

Summer brings plenty of fun activities to enjoy outside, but without the proper precautions and first-aid knowledge, the heat can mean serious trouble.

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Health Services
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