Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule. Those follow:
Ordinance Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Streets, Alleys & Sidewalks Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.
Parks & Rec Committee - Thursday, Aug. 15 at noon
Tree Commission - Thursday, Aug.15 at 7 p.m.
Safety Service Committee - Monday, Aug. 19 at noon
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, Aug. 21 at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.
All meetings are held at the Village's Town Hall.
Bluffton Child Development Center students turned into entrepreneurs on Tuesday. The students held a car wash and lemonade stand. Proceeds from their efforts go to a back-to-school party. Here's some views of the car wash attendants in action.
Alert posted at 4:42 p.m.: Tornado warning has been issued for Allen County. Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes may be imminent. Seek shelter immediately.
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:
Tornado Warning
Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 443 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 OHC003-142115- /O.CON.KIWX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190814T2115Z/ Allen OH- 443 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTY...
The Al Best Band will play at a free public concert on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton.
MMH has hosted the annual “Concert on the Lawn” since 2005. The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Service Group will serve ice cream, and popcorn and ice water will also be available.
Special thanks is given to Don Snyder Excavating, who is the main sponsor of this year’s concert. Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and dress for the weather.
Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock
Ryan DeMarco was born in upstate New York, but grew up in Champaign County, Ohio. He's now settled in Bluffton, is married to Alicia (Evilsizor) and they have three children, Micah (age 8), Noah (age 6), and Hannah (age 4).
Where did you go to school and what have you been up to?
I graduated from St. Paris Graham High School in 2000, and enlisted in the Ohio Army National Guard shortly before graduation. I was Honorably Discharged in 2010.
