The Bluffton Village Council held a Regular Meeting on the 3rd floor of Bluffton Town Hall on Monday, November 8, covering the following business. (See attached packet for more details.)
Council Reports
Finance (Dave Steiner, Phil Talavinia) reported they are requesting more detailed numbers before making decisions on upcoming appropriations.
One of the oldest architectural details on Bluffton's Main Street was pointed out by Fred Steiner on his October 5 historical tour of the downtown. It's the white column on 111 N. Main St.
Bluffton’s Ten Thousand Villages store, 115 S Main St., is preparing for its biggest sale of the year--to be held November 12 and 13--and is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the fair trade movement. World Fair Trade sales have grown ten-fold from 2004 to 2018 ($.83 to $9.8 billion euros), but the movement's start was on the smallest of scales.
David Wilson Travis, 73, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2021 at his home on Douglas Lake, Michigan.
Dave was born on November 14, 1947 in Bluffton, Ohio to Eloise (Kellogg) and Dr. Boyd Travis. He attended Bluffton schools, Culver Military Academy and graduated from Baldwin Wallace University where he played football.
Dave served in the Air Force in Vietnam and later retired after a career as a pilot with American Airlines.
