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BSC HAPPENINGS__The Bluffton Senior Center will be hosting a Route 66 Centennial trip from September 2 through 13, 2026. Prices start at $3999 per double occupancy, with brochures available at the Senior Center.

The trip is a level 3 because of long days, and you must have a Real ID to fly.

Contact Tonya by calling 419-358-8971 or stopping into the Senior Center located at 132 N. Main Street.

 

CLASSIFIEDS $10/10 days for sales, services, tickets

BPL UPDATES__Small groups are invited to an escape room experience at the Bluffton Public Library. On Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, starting at 10:00 a.m., visitors can experience a "Jurassic Adventure" Escape Room in the library's lower level.

This program is family-friendly and suitable for ages 8 and up. It’s perfect for groups of three to five friends. The library asks that those under age 12 attend with someone age 18+ throughout the challenge.

MEDIA RELEASE__Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Well, there weren’t any lions or tigers but there probably were bears (and definitely wolves) when the Swiss settlers began to arrive in the Bluffton/Pandora area. 

Join us on Saturday, July 11, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Schumacher Homestead and Swiss Heritage Center, 8350 Bixel Road, for a look at the critters that our Swiss ancestors had to deal with when they began to build “The Settlement.”  

BPL UPDATES__The Bluffton Public Library invites readers to come and read with a dog on Friday, July 17, and Friday, July 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Register in advance to sit down and read for 10 minutes with a Pet Partners dog. The event is open to children and teens who attend with an adult.

Those wishing to attend may register online or in person at the library.

 

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MEDIA RELEASE__The following agenda has been provided for the Thursday, July 9 meeting of the Orange Township Trustees. 

AGENDA  

1. Call the Meeting to order at 7:30 PM.  

2. Minutes of last meeting held on June 11, 2026. 

3. Pay Bills  

4. Old Business  

a. Plow Truck update  

b. Suck Hole TR 51 update  

c. Catch Basin TR 29 update  

d. Response to ODOT request to close US 30 intersections at  TR51 and TR52  

e. OPWC paving request for 2027  

Marilyn Schiffer Kline born July 17, 1937 and passed June 29, 2026.  Born to the late J. Max and Alice (Nemire) Crawfis.  She was the wife of Jerry Schiffer, who also preceded her in death, and Jerry Kline.  

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