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Two Bluffton businesses spearheading school supply collection for Community Assistance Program

Southgate Lanes and Stratton Auto Group have teamed up to make certain that all Bluffton students have school supplies when the 2018-19 school year begins in August.

Derek Dukes of Southgate Lanes and Jesse Owsley of Stratton Auto Group are heading up the drive.

“Our drive starts on June 27 and will continue until the end of July,” said Owsley. “We are collecting supplies to benefit Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry.”

He added, “ It would be awesome if we could collect enough supplies for every Bluffton student who needs them.”

CAP AM,  on a Franklin County plate, was spotted on a red Honda Civic parked on the ONU campus.

Will impact local traffic

Several Ohio Department of Transportation construction projects impact local traffic in the next few weeks. Those follow:

• Interstate 75 southbound, north of state Route 613, Findlay, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for guardrail repair. Work is scheduled to occur on June 28. Work is being performed by the ODOT roadway services department and the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.

Paula Scott writes some interesting things about our hometown

By Paula Scott

The Bluffton We Never Knew
A new book on my shelf, “The Bluffton We Never Knew,” has me looking at the village of Bluffton, Ohio, in a new way.

Taking a closer look at our community resources

Note: America in Bloom judges will visit Bluffton July 19-20. To help viewers understand the Bloom judging process, each week on the Icon the Bluffton in Bloom committee will describe one of the "Bloom" categories. Questions can be emailed to [email protected].

Two judges from America in Bloom will visit Bluffton on July 19-20 to evaluate our town. They will judge Bluffton on several categories.

Here's this year's schedule

Bluffton's Relay for Hope takes place at Bluffton Family Recreation Friday, June 22, from  4 p.m. to midnight with the theme “Hope, Love, Believe, Walk for a Cure,” according to Lynda Best, chair of the event.

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