Bluffton council reversed course on Monday and voted 6-0 by emergency to approve Bluffton being on the U.S. and State Bike Route network.
This means that Bike Route 25 between Lima and Findlay will pass down Bluffton’s Main Street.
The program is part of an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) long-range plan, Access Ohio 2040. It’s a coordinated effort with local jurisdictions like Bluffton to get the bike route network in place.
Ruth Elizabeth Wildermuth, 91, died Jan. 23, 2017, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. Ruth was born Aug. 22, 1925, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Emmer and Florence (Cool) Bridges. On Oct. 28, 1945, she married Norbert Wildermuth who preceded her in death on March 16, 1996.
She was a 1943 graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School. Ruth had worked at the City Loan and Lima Locomotive Works both in Lima. She later retired from Triplett Corporation in Bluffton.
Here's the schedule of February arts and events open to the public at Bluffton University.
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted
Feb. 6 Art Exhibit: “Art As Activism,” an invitational group exhibit, Sauder Visual Arts Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 24
Feb. 7 Forum: “The Elmira Case Film,” by Julie Friesen, Director of Programs at Community Justice Initiatives, Waterloo, Ont., 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
Dr. Melissa Friesen, professor of theatre and communication and Mary Nord Ignat and Joseph Ignat Chair in Theatre, will present the colloquium "Theatre for Living” on Friday, Feb. 10.
Dr. Friesen will share insights and techniques from the Theatre for Living training workshop she completed last August with David Diamond in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bluffton council voted to give $5,000 to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce this year.
Gen Akroyd, chamber director, made the request at the Jan. 23 council meeting. She said that the village collects hotel-motel taxes to promote the village and that the chamber would like $5,000 for promotional purposes.
Phill Talavinia asked if there is enough to also support Bluffton Center For Entreprenuers, which has also asked and received $5,000 annually for the past three years.
BCE has not yet asked for its village hotel-motel tax allotment.
Bluffton council announced several committee meetings at its Jan. 23 session. Those follow:
• Jan. 30 - Recreation Committee, 6 p.m.
• Feb . 1 - Village recognition of fire department members
• Feb. 2 - Street and Alley Committee, 6 p.m. - to discuss Main and College intersection.
• Feb. 7 - Tree commission, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 13 - Utility Committee, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 23 - Bluffton Airport Commission, at airport, 7:45 p.m.
