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Spring OVAL classes at the Senior Center announced

Six new Our Version of Adult Learning (OVAL) classes planned this spring by the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, according to Tonya Meyer, director.

• Thursday, March 29 – At the Bluffton Airport, 1080 Navajo Drive, 10 a.m. – Aaron Antrim will give a program on Life Flight. Register in advance for this class. There is no fee to attend.

Event is April 5 at the school in Jenera

Trinity Lutheran School, Jenera, will hold an open house and registration night for the 2018-19 school year from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, April 5, for prospective, new, and current families.

Teachers  will be  in their classrooms to meet with families and answer questions.  The office will be open to drop off registration materials or sign-up for the 2018-2019 school year. Complimentary pizza, cookies, and snacks will be served in the school gym.

Pre-school is held on Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. for children who will be 4 years of age by Aug. 1, 2018. 

For assistant manager and lifeguards

The Village of Bluffton seeks qualified candidates for assistant manager and lifeguards for the municipal swimming pool for this summer.

Qualified candidates for lifeguards must have or be in the process of obtaining CPR and lifeguard certifications. 

Applications are available at the town hall, 154 N. Main St., Monday through Friday from  8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Completed applications are due at the town hall by 5 p.m. Friday, April 20.  The Village of Bluffton is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Monday, April 9, is the deadline to register to vote or change address for the May 8 election. The Allen County board of elections, located at 204 N. Main St., Lima, is open 8:30-4 Monday through Friday.

Not every one deserves a zip code on a license plate. 45816 is Benton Ridge's zip code and that means this plate belongs to Fairy Parkins, the former postmaster in that village. You'll find this plate on blue-grey Buick LaCrosse CX.

Onr more step work toward encirling the village

The Bentley Road pathway project will begin shortly after May 7. That project will soon improve safety along Bentley from Grove to Augsburger.

 It is one of several village projects in the works this spring concerning street lighting, sidewalks and pathways.

The following summary from the Bluffton council’s streets, lights, alley committee meeting in late February updates several of these projects.

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