11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 9, Beaverdam Cemetery
The Beaverdam Veterans Committee and Beaverdam Village Council are hosting a memorial dedication on November 9 honoring veterans buried in the Beaverdam Cemetery, located south of Main St. across from the Church St. intersection.
Ceremonies will include local officials, a performance by Four Gals and a Guy vocal ensemble, Eli Lehman paying Taps and the American Legion Post 382 rifle squadron and color guard. Presentations will provide information about local honor flights to Washington D.C. and the history of Beaverdam Cemetery.
Lima Refining Company is responding to a release of gasoline vapors from a tank vent, which contributed to benzene readings in an isolated area for a short time. Shawnee Township Fire Department and EMA are on scene.
As a precautionary measure, community members were asked to avoid Buckeye Road. That road has since been opened.
Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will provide Veterans Day ceremonies and activities on November 11, 2024.
7:45 a.m., Bluffton High School
Post 382 will hold a flag retirement (burning) ceremony. Commander Kurt Emans will speak to students about Veterans Day, and about activities for the day.
1:30 p.m., Mennonite Memorial Home
Post members will meet the resident Veterans in the Chapel.
2:30 p.m. Maple Crest
Post members will meet the resident Veterans in the Patio room.
Noon on Tuesday, November 19 at Bluffton Town Hall
Bluffton resident Bob Antibus, who has been a Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan District Board Commissioner for 32 years, will provide a program on local parks for the November 19 meeting of the Bluffton Lions Club. The program is free and open to the public.
Antibus is Emeritus Professor of Biology at Bluffton University. Prior to her passing, his wife Joanne Antibus was a science teacher at Bluffton High School and served on the Bluffton Tree Commission for many years.
Precinct B voters okay Sunday liquor sales request
By Paula Pyzik Scott
Unofficial results have been posted by the Allen County Board of Elections for Village of Bluffton and Bluffton Precinct B ballot issues on the November 5, 2024 ballot. The proposed municipal income tax for funding Safety Services passed. A local option for Sunday liquor sales (D-6 permit) at 1861 Wine Lounge in Precinct B also passed.
Proposed Municipal Income Tax - Village of Bluffton
