The next Crime Victim Services information session on volunteer guardianship is Wednesday, Sept. 25, according to Elysia Bush of Bluffton, director, Elderly Victim Ministry and CVS Guardian Programs.
The sessions take place in the CVS training room, 220 N. Elizabeth St., Lima. Sessions are offered at noon and at 6 p.m.
Bush said, “Helping a vulnerable person live to that person’s full potential deepens the reach of Allen and Putnam County’s caring community.
Bert J. Martin, 95, of Bluffton died Sept. 14, 2019, at Lima Memorial Health System. There will be no visitation or service. Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio offers the following volunteer opportunities this month. Persons interested may contact Jessica Strahm, [email protected] 419-358-1015 x 248
Willow Ridge
Nail Spa
Volunteer to paint Nails one day a week in the Frieda House
Games
Volunteers to play “One on one” games
Uno
Dominos
Corn hole
Bingo
The Village of Bluffton learned last week that it is a major recipient of a 2019 Ohio Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant. The funds will be awarded in 2023.
Nineteen Ohio municipalities were selected to share $16.1 million in funding. Bluffton will receive $840,000, which is one of the largest state grants ever received by the village.
Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, informed Bluffton council about the grant at its Sept. 9 meeting.
There’s a new pedestrian and bike path extension in Bluffton.
It parallels Bentley Road on the west side for one-quarter mile from Augsburger Road to Riley Creek Village at the intersection of Richland Drive.
Its dedication and ribbon cutting is at 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair of the Bluffton pathway committee. The dedication, open to the public, will take place near the Riley Village entrance of Bentley Road.
