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AA OPEN DISCUSSION
7:30 p.m. Mondays at English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St
AL-ANON MEETINGS
7:30 p.m., Mondays at English Lutheran Church, 111 Grove St.
AMERICAN LEGION
Bluffton Post 382. Meetings at 7:30 p.m. on 1st and 3rd Mondays, 405 N. Spring St. Dennis Morrison, 419-358-4950
BLUFFTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Director Jim Enneking; PO Box 142; 419-369-2985
BLUFFTON ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
Beth Ackerman, 419-204-9913
BLUFFTON BUCS MIDGET FOOTBALL
Zac Kohli, 419-306-2818 or Mitch Geisgie, 419-204-7291, [email protected]
BLUFFTON CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Jim Enneking, 419-369-2985, [email protected]
BLUFFTON COMMUNITY DOG PARK VOLUNTEERS
Raising funds for Lake St dog park, [email protected]
BLUFFTON COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
Amber Bingley, 419-358-0268
BLUFFTON GIRL SCOUTS
Girl Scouts of Northwestern Ohio, 888-350-5090
BLUFFTON HOSPITAL AUXILLARY
Heather Schalk, 419-423-5342
BLUFFTON IN BLOOM
Jesse Blackburn, Village administrator, 419-358-2066
BLUFFTON LIONS CLUB
Meetings on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Town Hall; contact [email protected]
BLUFFTON MUSIC BOOSTERS
Meetings 7:00 p.m. on the first Monday; 419-358-7941, [email protected]
BLUFFTON OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Meetings 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday, 3rd floor town hall; P.O. Box 221, Bluffton, OH 45817, [email protected]
BLUFFTON PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
Karen Byers, 419-358-7951 (school phone), [email protected]
BLUFFTON SENIOR CENTER
132 N. Main St., Tonya Meyer, director, 419-358-8971
BLUFFTON SPORTSMEN'S CLUB
PO Box 241, Bluffton OH 45817 / President Tom Augsburger, 419-384-3674
BLUFFTON SWIM TEAM (SARDINES)
Nicole Mikesell, 419-358-0074
BLUFFTON WRITERS GROUP
Ruth Naylor, 419-358-6309
BOY SCOUT TROOP 256
Scoutmaster Brad Taylor
[email protected]
CAMPUS LIFE
Jeremy Basinger, 419-296-9267
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Gloria Bucher, 419-429-2621
FAIR TRADE TOWN TASK FORCE
Lori Nester, 419-358-9650
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Olwen Prichard, (419) 358-5016 (library phone), [email protected]
GARDENERS OF THE BLUFFTON-PANDORA AREA
Pat Flinn, 419-358-6766, Victoria Goddard [email protected]
RELAY FOR LIFE/RELAY FOR HOPE
Lynda Best, 419-296-2790
S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club
Duane Bollenbacher - 419-358-7365
SWISS COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Gary Wetherill, 419-358-1049
TOPS/KOPS
Jean Ream 419-358-7613 or 567-208-3318

Churches

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BLUFFTON COMMUNITY
601 N Main St, Bluffton, OH 45817
[email protected]
BLUFFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
112 N Main St, 419-358-5806
EBENEZER MENNONITE CHURCH
8905 Columbus Grove Road - 419-358-8588
EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
8375 Phillips Road - 419-358-1561
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
111 Grove St. - 419-358-2591
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
101 S. Jackson St. - 419-358-5766
FIRST MISSIONARY CHURCH
247 N. Lawn Ave. - 419-358-7751
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
116 Church St. - 419-358-8921
ST. JOHN BIBLE CHURCH
15988 Road 4, Pandora. 419-384-3680
ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
223 W. College Ave. - 419-358-5641
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
160 N. Spring St. - 419-358-8631
TRI-COUNTY FAMILY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
835 N. Main St. - 419-358-1382
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
2022 State Route 103 - 419-358-2001

Community Organization

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Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters
Meet at 7 p.m.on 1st Monday of the month, Bluffton Senior Center. Contact Deb Beer [email protected]

Village of Bluffton

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Bluffton Town Hall
419-358-2066 - Press 0 for operator
EMS chief, non-emergency
Jan Basinger
Fire Chief, non-emergency
Jon Kinn, press 5
Income Tax Administrator
Rhonda Hohenbrink
Mayor
Richard Johnson, press 3
Police Chief, non-emergency
Ryan Burkholder
Police Sergeant, non-emergency
Matt Oglesbee
Utilities clerk
Angie Essinger
Village Administrator
Jesse Blackburn
Village Fiscal Officer
Kevin Nickel

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ABOUT CLASSIFIED ADS (Updated August 2024)

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Events of interest

Thru Oct 5 - Elegies of Unrest art exhibit

Sept 14 - State of the University 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall

Sept 26-27 - Bonhoeffer: Cell 92 - 7:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall

Sept 27 - Bluffton High School Homecoming Parade and Game 

Sept 27-28 - Discovery Days - Downtown Bluffton

Sept 28 - Bluffton Fall Festival, www.BlufftonFallFestival.com 
Bluffton Craft Show - Bluffton High School
Bluffton Hospital - Family Activities
Bluffton Presbyterian Church - Entertainment
Maplecrest - Antique Tractors, Kids Tractor Pull, Fishing Derby
NWO Orthopedics & Sports Medicine - Family Games & Prizes
Schumacher Homestead - Local History, Farm Animals, Food

Oct 4-6 - Bluffton University Homecoming weekend

Oct 5 - Bluffton Farmers Market - 102 S. Main

Oct 11 - Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members meeting

Oct 18 - 100th Anniv. of Harmon Field, Bluffton vs. Allen East Football game

October 26 - Bluffton Cars & Coffee - 902 N. Main St.

October 26 - Bluffton Farmers Market (last outdoor market 2024)

October 31 - Trick or Treat Night in Bluffton - 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Nov 30 - Blaze of Lights Festival, 4:00-11:00 p.m.

Nov 30 - Blaze After Lighting party - 6:00-10:00 p.m.

Email information to [email protected]

INVITATION TO LEARN ABOUT LIONISM

Join the Bluffton Lions on Tuesday, October 1 at 6:30 for food, fellowship, and an inspiring speaker.  This is the perfect time to invite a friend and introduce them to our club!  RSVP to [email protected]

Garage Sales

Garage Sale, Thursday Sept. 19-Friday, Sept. 20
155 Spring St.
Corner of Spring and Elm (across from Catholic church to the west)
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Furniture, clothes (women's 14-16 and 18-20, men's XL-2XL, art, crafts, office supplies, home decor, housewares, games, music and movie CDs/DVDs, flower pots, autographs, SuperBowl #50 football, holiday decor, table-size firepit, antique children's rocker, and two printers. 

Send us yours! Email [email protected].

Find this weekend's Garage Sales from the Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon on our Google Map!

Announcements

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For Sale

BEAVERDAM HOUSE FOR SALE

3-bedroom house at 205 prospect Beaverdam

1-bath, recent updates: new vinyl siding, roof, furnace, water heater, windows and doors!

Call 419-303-5116 and ask for Ron

Free

FREE

Need a fridge for your garage? Works well.  Phone 419 358 1533

Notices

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

The Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities has issued the attached schedule of committee and board meetings during September 2024 at 2500 Ada Rd. Lima, Ohio 45801.

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

This is a notification of a Public Open House for the West Central Ohio Regional Transportation Organization to be held Monday September 30 from 1 pm -4-pm at the ODOT District 1 Office located at 1885 N McCullough St, Lima, Ohio.

The purpose of this open house is to provide the public with information regarding upcoming proposed transportation projects throughout the regions of Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, Van Wert, and Wyandot Counties, and allow for them to ask questions, and provide their input to various entities such as ODOT, The Lima/Allen County Regional Planning Commission, and regional representatives of the 7 county area that makes up The West Central Ohio Regional Transportation Organization.

IN-PERSON PUBLIC HEARING ON NATURAL GAS RATES
6 p.m. Mon., Sept. 23
Lima Senior High School Auditorium
1 Spartan Way, Lima

Enbridge (FKA Dominion Energy) is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) for a 30% hike in what it charges consumers for natural gas distribution service, as well as other additional fixed charges.

OCC is arguing the increase is unjustified and should instead be a 32% decrease. The PUCO Staff has also recommended a decrease. Learn more: https://www.occ.ohio.gov/dominion-rate-increase-2024.

Comment online: Click on “File a Public Comment” at https://bit.ly/dominion-rate-case-23

Write a letter: Send a letter referencing Dominion Energy and PUCO Case 23-0894-GA-AIR to: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 180 E. Broad St., 11th Floor Columbus, OH 43215

See OCC’s Consumer Alert at  www.occ.ohio.gov/dominion-rate-increase-2024

Consumers with questions about the case or hearings can call or email the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, the residential utility consumer advocate, at 1-877-742-5622 or [email protected].

REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS

See the Community Calendar for regularly scheduled public meetings in the Village of Bluffton. Notices of special meetings and hearings will be listed here. Notifications of Council committee meetings are also be posted in our Public Meetings news section.

Card of Thanks

DID YOU KNOW? Thank you notices are FREE. 

Email 75 words or less to [email protected].

For Rent

For Rent in Ada

4 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment for rent newly painted new carpet big back yard plenty of private parking.

Call 419-231-0741

For Rent in Bluffton

3 bedroom 1 bathroom with garage washroom on quiet residential block recently renovated single family house for rent.

Call 419-231-0741

Help Wanted

DID YOU KNOW? Help wanted ads are FREE. 

Email 75 words or less and one graphic to [email protected].