Three Bluffton council committee meetings are set for next week:
• Tuesday, Feb. 19 – Jefferson Street project public meeting, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Personnel, noon
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Streets and alleys, 5:30 p.m.
Additional information on the Lower Riley Creek Watershed is found on pages 12 to 18 in the Bluffton council packet attached at the bottom of this story.
The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) wants to improve water quality in the Lower Riley Creek watershed in Allen and Putnam counties.
One of the driving forces of the Partnership’s focus is a 2012 Report Card of the stream. In that report the Marsh Run-Little Riley Creek watershed received a letter grade of "D."
Here’s the Bluffton school’s calamity days update from Greg Denecker, superintendent:
Bluffton has missed 6 days and its limit is 5 calamity days. So, the first make- up day is President's Day, on Monday, Feb. 18.
If Bluffton misses another day between now and spring break, which is Thursday to Monday, April 18 to 22, Bluffton will have its next make up day on Thursday, April 18.
If Bluffton has more than 7 calamity days, the school will add a day at the end of the year starting with Thursday, May 30, as a make-up day.
The area experienced a 48-degree temperature range in the past week. A high of 59 was recorded on Feb. 7 and a low of 11 two days later, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center is pleased to announce the 2019 Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. The program for high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2019, allocates $1,500 scholarships to students from our community and region who are interested in pursuing careers as medical professionals.
Students in Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Hancock, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties may apply. Applications can be found at more than 70 high schools and career centers around the 10 county districts.
