Map attached shows 2016 Allen County ODPS
Collaborative Drug Initiative findings.
Illegal drug usage, particularly heroin and other opioids, was the topic of a Bluffton Public Library Community Issues Series on Ohio’s drug epidemic.
Nearly 20 persons attended the noon program on March 9. Ryan Burkholder, Bluffton police chief, and Tyler Hostetler, Bluffton police sergeant, presented the program.
Chief Burkholder said that Bluffton police find themselves addressing these problems differently than in the past due to Ohio’s changing drug laws.
Pandora United Methodist Church will hold a free community meal on Wednesday, March 29, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora. The meal this month is provided by Sprunger Insurance Co., and will include spaghetti, bread sticks, salad, cake and beverage.
A Maple Sugarin’ event will take place at Litzenberg Memorial Woods on Saturday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn how the pioneers and Native Americans used to collect sap, transport it to the sugar bush and boil it down to produce the sweet maple syrup that we still love today.
You can also learn about sap science and sap-loving animals, and take a tour through the historic McKinnis House. A beaded key chain activity will take place in the shelter. Fruth’s Sugarhouse will be in the barn selling their maple products. The Maple Sugarin’ event is free and is open to everyone.
Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 will collect food for the Bluffton Community Assistance Program's food pantry, on Saturday, March 11, according to Dr. Darrell Groman, assistant scoutmaster.
Earlier this week yellow bags were placed on doorsteps in the village.
"Please place the yellow bags with non-perishable food items on your front porch before noon on Saturday. No glass, please," he said.
If your bag is not picked up by 5 p.m., contact Scoutmaster Mike Metzger at 419-235-5654.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 will hold a public meeting regarding the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through the city of Findlay and Hancock County. Work on the project will begin this month.
The meeting will be held Monday, March 13, in the main ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1050 Interstate Drive West, Findlay. A presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. with time given to questions following.
A mom to mom sale takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 18, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Grove Road, Bluffton.
The sale is sponsored by Ebenezer Mennonite Mothers of Preschoolers. Persons attending the event may bring non-perishable food to be donated to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry. Admission is free.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team scored early and often en route to a 14-3 victory over Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday, March 8. Corey Johnson (Chillicothe) took care of the other side of the ledger with a complete-game effort, helping the Beavers rest the bullpen with three games yet to play over the next two days. Bluffton improved to 5-1 on the season, while Pitt-Bradford slipped to 2-6.
Bluffton council's streets, alley, lights and sidewalk committee listed anticipated paving projects for 2017 in the village - including projects not completed in 2016 - during the Feb. 27 council meeting.
Projects from 2016 not yet completed total $93,669. Projects on the 2017 schedule are estimated at $268,156.
Projects for both years are itemized in an attachment below.
As bicycling becomes more and more synonymous with Bluffton, here’s another connection talking up biking in our community.
The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Pathway Guide, a full-color promotional piece, features Bluffton on one of its panels.
Bluffton’s feature panel includes a map of the village with bike paths, shared use paths and unpaved paths marked.
A brief description of the village states that Bluffton has over 9 miles of paved pathways, crushed aggregate, mulched and natural trails, plus several additional features.
