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Weather observations by Guy Verhoff

Editor: check out those high temperatures and all those zeros in the precipitation column. This is June?

The board of trustees of the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. Below are the minutes from the May board meeting, to be sumbitted for approval tonight.

These minutes give a sampling of the duties of the board and the workings of the library. These public meetings are held on the second floor in the library board room and are open to the public, as are these minutes.

Board Minutes for May 24, 2022 

Members Present: Robert Beer, Amy Mikesell, Carrie Phillips, Rob Scott, Chanda Smith, Nancy Yeager 

Does the "complete streets" concept ring a bell? The Village of Bluffton has created a Complete Streets Task force to create a plan to improve the safety of walkers and bike riders.

On June 22 the Icon joined a stroll along several streets with a small group task force members, Allen County health and planning staffers, and residents to test drive a feedback form, a.k.a. "Sidewalks, streets, and crossings walk audit."

Should you head over to the council meeting tonight?

Here's the agenda and packet for the Village of Bluffton council at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27.

Many people enjoy using interesting, unique writing tools. Try your hand at writing with a steel-nib pen and experience an aspect of life from the Swiss settlement from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 2 at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road.

Leading the steel-nib activity will be Rachel Friesen, who provides the following information:

Try your hand at writing with a steel-nib pen at a Bluffton-Pandora historical site. Visit the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 2. Learn more about reading and writing HERE.

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