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Want to travel to Italy and Greece?

Two BHS teachers planning 2020 tour
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2019 - 3:56pm

Would you like to travel to Italy and Greece? 

Brigette Hoff and Vickie Garmon, Bluffton High School teachers, are planning a tour from June 17 -30, 2020.  

They have led two other tours together recently, one trip to Italy and Greece in 2016 and one trip to London, Paris, and the Alps in 2018.

"We currently have high school students and some parents signed up to travel with us.  We are opening up our tour to the community to see if any others may be interested," said Hoff.

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Picture perfect

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2019 - 3:49pm

Lou Savage took this scene photo of Bluffton on a sunny, cool day last week while he was on a morning run/walk. It's a view of the National Quarry.

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Q: What year was your street worked on most recently?

A: Check out the village maintenance inventory
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2019 - 4:30pm

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A 2019 village street maintenance schedule is in the works, Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told Bluffton council members in late February.

The paving schedule was among topics of the council street and alley committee meeting on Feb. 19.

The village compiled a street maintenance inventory covering over 25 streets and alleys. The inventory shows when each street was most recently paved or had work completed. The inventory goes as far back as 2002.

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February's weather was memorable because is it past us

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 7, 2019 - 3:42pm

A cold  February is in the weather book. Here’s some of the month’s memorable moments, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

This February had 24 days with the low daily temperatures below freezing, and 12 days with the high temperature at freezing or below.

February’s high reading was 59 degrees on the 7th. The low was 3 degrees on the 1st.

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Scouting for Food on Saturday

Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 collecting for food pantry
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2019 - 3:58pm

Bluffton Boy Scout troop 256 is "Scouting for Food," on Saturday, March 9.

The scouts will collect non-perishable food items for the Bluffton Community Assistance Program's food pantry.

Persons interested in contributing may leave food items in a bag or box on front porches. Collection takes place until noon on Saturday.

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March committee meeting schedule for the village

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2019 - 3:54pm

Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule in March. Those follow:

March 6 – Street and alley, 5:30 p.m.
March 7 – Tree Commission
March 18 – Special council meeting,
   awarding Jefferson Street project contracts, 7 p.m.
March 25 – Public hearing, Jefferson Street improvements, 7:15 p.m.

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