A bid opening scheduled for July 8 for the proposed water and sewer projects on South Main and North Dixie Highway has been moved to July 22 at 11 a.m.
According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, 11 sets of plans have been requested for the project. He added that the project end date was extended to allow for any possible delay in the project start due to the annexation process.
Four ordinances are on the July 12 Bluffton council agenda. They include:
Ordinance 17, 3rd reading, adopting the Ohio Building Codes and establishing a Village of Bluffton Building Department.
Ordinance 18, 3rd reading, requesting the Ohio Board of Building Standards to certify the village for enforcement of the Ohio Building Codes with the condition that the Wood County Building Inspecting Department exercise enforcement authority.
Spraying for mosquitos in the village is underway for the summer. The Bluffton council will use certified employees from Ottawa to supervise our mosquito control application program.
According to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, Bluffton employees met with the supervisor and began spraying on June 30.
He said that the spray schedule will be Wednesday evenings beginning at dark. If weather forces the Wednesday application to not take place, spraying will be on Thursday of that week.
What year did you graduate from Bluffton High School:
1987
What are you doing now:
I'm a team trainer at Arby's in Bluffton. I teach the new crew how to serve customers and run the equipment. When I'm not teaching, I'm usually found in the drive-thru window.
I understand you have a rather large movie collection. How many movies do you have?
I have about 200 DVD's. The oldest movie I have a copy of is "The Scarlet Pimpernel" with Leslie Howard from 1934.
Local author Judy Clemens has a launch party planned for her newly-released book "The Grim Reaper's Dance." The event is from4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, July 17, at the Stately Raven Bookstore, 1315 N. Main St., Findlay.
This is the second book in the Grim Reaper mystery series. A brief synopsis of the book follows:
Yes, an idyllic scene from Bluffton, Ohio, in the 1800s. Can you place the location of this colorized post card photo? The bridge, known as the "arch" bridge once crossed Riley Creek where the Little and Big Rileys join. The one-lane bridge was removed in the late 1950s when the present structure, which may be built better, but lacks the architectural attractiveness, was installed.
Teresa Ann Rieman, 70, of Bluffton died at 12:00 p.m. July 9, 2010 at her residence. She was born on Aug. 3, 1939 in New Cleveland to Norbert and Dorothy Lammers Kuhlman.
On July 1, 1961 she married Karl Rieman and he survives.Teresa was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton, where she was a former parish council member, lector, greeter and usher.
Parking and traffic changes are in store next week (July 12) at Bluffton Hospital while care inside the hospital continues with the same level the community has come to expect.
The temporary Emergency entrance will open July 14. There will be a new drop off and ambulance pull up area along Harmon Road to access this entrance - watch for the red and white signs.
After using the Emergency drop off, parking is available along Garau Street or on the corner of Garau and Harmon Road.
Men of Maple Crest held their men's banquet on June 22. The entertainment for the evening was a group of musicians called "Harps & Strings." They are five men who play gospel music on banjos and harmonicas, led by Doug Davis of Elida.
After a meal of boneless ribs, the men in attendance were treated to an inspirational message by Denny Edinger, titled "Four Things I Learned from a Dead Man." Edinger graduated from Ft. Wayne Bible College/Taylor University in 1980, then served as a youth minister for three years, and has worked at the Bluffton Post Office for 25 years.
