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Delbert Hall celebration of life service July 11

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 1:37pm

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 11, at the Columbus Grove VFW, 218 E. Sycamore, Columbus Grove, from 5 - 8 p.m. Delbert died on March 14, 2020.  Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

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Treva Crawford volunteered at Bluffton Hospital and Senior Center

She also worked at Triplett and Mennonite Home
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 1:27pm

Treva E. Crawford, 97, died July 2, 2020, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Treva was born May 3, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Floyd and Christine (Stotts) Harris. On April 11, 1942, she married Raymond Crawford who preceded her in death on March 7, 1983. 

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Hugh Downs was known here as Bluffton's most famous drop out

Lima native attended Bluffton College; later hosted NBC's Today Show
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 1:07pm

We knew him as Bluffton College's most famous dropout. Then Bluffton College president, Robert Kreider, termed that phrase of Hugh Downs, who attended Bluffton College in the late 1930s.

Later he earned an honorary doctorate degree from Bluffton and was known as one of Bluffton’s “three D’s” – Downs, Phyllis Diller and Elbert Dubenion.

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Out with the old...

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 12:13pm

Village employees Kyle Swank and Scott Phillips replace a water meter on East Elm Street. The village is replacing all its meters with new ones this summer. As the project progresses water customers will see a utility bill in a new format. The new meters reports gallons of water used instead of in cubic feet. Click here for more details.

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It's Wilderness Week at BFR summer camp

Still time to register your child for July 6-10 camp session
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 9:25am

Wilderness Week
Bluffton Family Recreation's summer camp theme
Monday to Friday, July 6 - July 10

Explore the outdoors with the BFR summer camp staff. Camper activities include fishing, campfire cooking and camp ground preparation. Crafts include paper plate fans, butterfly feeders and pine cone bird feeders.

Daily schedule:
7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Pre-camp
9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. - Traditional camp
3:30-5:30 p.m. - Post camp

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July 6 public hearing on South Main Street request

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:50am

Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals will hold a public hearing Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m., in the town hall third floor community room.

The discussion centers on a resident at 356 S. Main St. request for a variance. The request is a dimensional variance from the required side yard and dwelling setback for the addition of a carport, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator. 

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