Joe Sehlhorst, Bluffton council member and cultural affairs committe representative, announced that Christmas in Bluffton is officially over.
Here's portion of an e-mail message from Sehlhorst concerning the removal of the LED lights on the large evergreen tree in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn in mid-March.
"Special thanks goes out to all that helped with the removal of the LED lights on the big Evergreen this past Saturday. Jeff Stratton and Dan Snyder organized finding manpower to get this task done.
A building permit filed with the village by Grob Industries shows that a $10 million new building is going up at Grob this spring.
That permit was the largest of 14 building permits filed in the first three months of 2018.
So far this year, $11,313,309 in new construction is underway in the village. Of that figure, approximately $1 million is in residential construction.
The building permit list is part of the Monday Bluffton council packet. The packet is attached at the bottom of this story and the list of building permits is also attached.
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton invites any Bluffton High School
senior to apply for a "Service to Humanity" scholarship.
At least two $750 awards will be given to deserving recipients. Seniors may pick up an application form in the Bluffton High School guidance office.
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of
Neighbors) is an entirely local, volunteer organization whose objective is to make Bluffton a better place by serving its youth, its elderly, and its needy.
Because of this, MOVE Safe Allen County will conduct a Spring Awareness Campaign to help remind motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to share the road and to do it safely.
Lima/Allen County has seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities and serious bicycle crashes. Low visibility, distracted drivers, and people that are distracted while walking on streets and sidewalks cause many of these crashes.
LOTS OF PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR'S MARKET AT BOTTOM OF THIS STORY -
A pre-season vendor's meeting for one of the largest small town farmers' markets in northwestern Ohio is in early April.
The Bluffton Farmers' Market vendors' meeting is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, in the Bluffton town hall, according to Greg Probst, market director. This is the 13th season for the market.
Jack Frost and Mother Nature had the last laugh as spring marched in like a snowman over the evening of the first day of spring.
Jamie Nygaard shares several views of the rude awakening. School in Bluffton and several surrounding districts started the morning of March 21 with a 2-hour delay and eventually cancelled classes for the day.
