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ACRTA will offer 5 stops each weekend starting Monday • 115 years ago the Western Ohio Railway offered electric interurban service here • later Greyhound serviced Bluffton until 1985

Allen County Regional Transportation Authority’s decision to bring five weekday bus routes to Bluffton starting on Monday, June 7, is not the first time this community has experience inter-city bus travel.

Click here for the story announcing this new service, which was posted yesterday on the Icon.

On Saturday, residents may see the bus working its route between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., as it makes final preparations for service on begin next week.

Bluffton council approved the hiring of Bluffton Community Swimming Pool personnel on June 1. Jennie Wilson is the manager and six persons are assistant managers. The staff list is above and assistant managers are highlighted in yellow.

It's not the Jefferson Street we remember. Curbs are in place, as are all the underground pipes. The reconstruction project, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, is right on schedule. This photo is from the railroad looking east.

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Here is Bluffton High School’s 4th quarter honor roll for the 2020-2021 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

The Inn at ONU, Ada, provided additional details to its July 4 weekend of events. Those details are spelled out in the flyer attached.

Thursday, July 1 - Canvas and cocktails 
Friday, July 2 - Patroitic pops/boxed meals
Saturday, July 3, Beer bistro and barbecue

To register for any of these events call The Inn at 419-772-4112.

Pre-school camp's next Friday theme: Lil' chefs

Bluffton Family Recreation summer camp is underway and there's still room for additional campers for next week’s camp, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.

Register for next week’s camp by calling BFR at 419-358-4150.

"BFR summer camp is a full day experience, designed with a wide range of activities guaranteed to expand your child’s horizons. It is open to youth ages 5 to 12," said Tinch. 

He continued: "Kids have fun while making new friends, developing new skills, learning core values, building self-confidence and growing in self-reliance.

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