Bluffton University will host the annual Riley Creek Festival from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Sommer Center.
Free and open to the public, the festival will feature block-party-style events including: family-friendly inflatables, games and a Kona Ice truck.
With the theme “Ducks in Space,” the event will conclude with the traditional rubber duck race on Riley Creek starting at 4 p.m. Rubber ducks will be sold for $1 each, with proceeds to benefit the Bluffton Public Library. Duck race winners will receive space-themed gift baskets.
Bluffton council approved the final reading of a resolution establishing 2019 admission charges and wages for the staff of the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. The resolution is attached at the bottom of this story.
Dale G. Fall, 60, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at 5:40 p.m. at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.
He was born on April 11, 1958, in Kenton, Ohio, to Nelson and Winifred (Stewart) Fall. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Kenton. On June 24, 2004, Dale married Sharon Hollon and she survives in McGuffey.
Dale was a self-employed truck driver and was owner of Fall & Son Container Service.
The April presentation of the “Living through Loss” series will be held on Monday, April 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and titled “Grief and Tough Topics.” This presentation will take place in the Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital located at 1900 South Main Street in Findlay.
“Grief and Tough Topics” will offer discussion on difficult questions and how to answer them, how to deal with difficult family members and much more. Some topics may truly be tough to discuss, but attendees will learn how to approach them, respond in a healthy way and continue forward.
Interstate 75 southbound will be restricted to one lane on Thursday April 11, in the following locations for guardrail and cable rail barrier repair. Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 roadway services department.
• Interstate 75 southbound just south of Napoleon Road, south of Beaverdam
• Interstate 75 southbound just north of the Auglaize County line, south of Lima
Seven Bluffton High School musicians are in this year's Lima Area Youth Orchestra. The orchestra performs April 14. Click here for additional performance details. Bluffton members, clockwise from top: Lily Shadle (standing), Ana Neufeld Weaver, Grace Paquin, Adanna Johnstone, Alyssa Speicher and Amanda Speicher; absent is Lauren Speicher.
