A separate pathway for walkers, joggers and bike riders along Bentley Road took a step forward on Thursday.
Meeting with the Bluffton council street and alley committee, Bluffton Pathway Board members provided a “here’s where we are today” update.
Dick Ramseyer, pathway chair, explained how a side path would handle biking and foot traffic along Bentley from Augsburger to the bridge near Grove Street.
The side path would separate motorized vehicles from pedestrians along the heavily trafficked road.
As March weather goes, 2017 was pretty average, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Consider the following:
March normal average temperature: 38 degrees
March 2017 average temperature: 38.6 degrees
March normal precipitation: 2.58 inches
March 2017 precipitation: 2.39 inches
Some additional March weather stats include 3.9 inches of snowfall recorded. The month’s low reading was 12 on March 14 and 15. The high reading was 75 on March 24.
The daily weather stats are attached at the bottom of this story.
The public is invited to hear Native American flute music at the Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m. on the third floor of the Bluffton Town Hall. Performer Janice Trytten (Sunflower) is a Native flute player and as a professional horn player in the Cincinnati area.
Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound, Lima, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone on Wednesday, April 5 and Thursday, April 6 for review of pavement under warranty.
The restriction will occur between the Auglaize County line and Fourth Street, generally between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon each day. Work is expected to begin the first day in the southbound direction, then move to the northbound the second.
Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 construction, and planning and engineering departments.
Riley Creek Arbor extends its toy and book drive to assist Bluffton Community Preschool to April 30, according to Gary Reese, of Faith Investment Services, Bluffton.
The drive benefits the Bluffton Community Preschool. Here’s how Icon viewers may participate:
Visit Faith Investment Services, 122 N. Main St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, and select any item from the window to purchase.
