FROM LIONS NEWSLETTER__The Bluffton Lions Club has provided updates on the All Abilities Playground project at Legacy Park, earnings from the Festival of Wheels and Ride to Remember and the upcoming election of a new club president.
The playground account is currently at $482,894.
The June 19 Festival of Wheels showed an income of $5,381.90 with 220 cars registered. Some 23 Bluffton Club members helped in various roles for the festival.
The July 11 Ride to Remember had 179 riders with a profit of $9,500 pledged to the Bluffton Bike Path fund.
FROM FACEBOOK__Due to air quality the Village of Bluffton will be closing the pool on Thursday, July 16. Conditions were reevaluated at 4:00 p.m. and it was decided that the pool would remain closed.
BPL UPDATES__Live reptiles will be center stage at the Bluffton Public Library wrap up event for the 2026 Summer Reading program.
The event will be held at Buckeye Park at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, and will feature live reptiles presented by the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District.
Arrive at the park at 1:30 p.m. for a popsicle and prepare to meet the reptiles. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If the weather is bad, the event will move to the library.
FROM FACEBOOK__The July 16 community meal at the Bluffton Senior Centerl is being supplied by Ebenezer Mennonite Church. The 6:00 p.m. meal will be hot dogs, hamburgers and brats, with sides.
There is a free-will offering taken to support the local food pantry.
By Layla Dials, Student Pharmacist with Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Cancer screening tests are an important part of health care, especially for women. Getting cancer screenings at the time they are recommended helps to find cancer-related changes before you develop any symptoms, or sometimes before you fully develop cancer. When cancers are found and treated early, survival rates are high, and getting routine screenings can save lives.
To see real-time air quality in your area, visit the AirNow website.
JULY 15 MEDIA RELEASE__Ohio EPA is issuing a statewide Air Quality Advisory as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to adversely impact air quality.
Patricia Althaus, 86, passed away July 14, 2026, at Willow Ridge - Frieda House.
Patricia was born in Port Huron, Michigan to Jason Lyle and Gladys Louise (Durck) Drury who preceded her in death. On December 13, 1958, she married Larry Ned Althaus who preceded her in death on July 20, 2011.
She was a graduate of Harrod High School. She was a homemaker, a member at First Mennonite Church of Bluffton, and a member of Farm Bureau Council 35. She enjoyed quilting, photography, coloring, flowers, and her family.
FROM FACEBOOK__See what it's like to be a Bluffton Sardine! If your child has passed level 3 swim lessons, you may sign them up for Sardines Preview Week, July 20-24, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Bluffton Council has approved a public event permit for the August 29 Bluffton Porch Fest/Play Music on the Porch Day. This is the third annual event, which coordinates live music performances in neighborhood settings as part of an international celebration.
The first two Bluffton Porch Fest events did not apply for a permit, which officially provides Village permission to play amplified music. The permit also provides location and start and end time guidance for Bluffton Police officers responding to inquiries and complaints.
James "Jim" Lee Edinger, 91, passed away July 13, 2026, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Jim was born on January 29, 1935, in Ohio, to the late Robert and Kathleen (Steele) Edinger. On March 24, 1956, he married D. Marie (Wilson) Edinger, who preceded him in death on December 10, 2003.
Jim worked as a millwright at Phillips Display Components in Ottawa and enjoyed woodworking.
