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State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) supported action by the Ohio House Education and Career Readiness Committee, on which he serves, to approve proposed legislation to add computer science as a recognized high school curriculum option.
 

Chamber breakfast features Matt Ellerbrock and Chris Schroeder

Matt Ellerbrock and Chris Schroeder will offer a program of healthy habits for living at the Friday morning Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The breakfast is served in the town hall with breakfast from 7 to 7:30 a.m. and the program from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue is the program sponsor. The Dough Hook will provide breakfast.

The program will also include a recap of last month’s arts and crafts show, according to Phil Zimmerly, chamber director.

Several items are on the chamber’s summer calendar:

The Icon spotted IRISH 92 in the Vancrest Ada parking lot. It's an Allen Country plate and you'll find this on a Honda CR-V in a slate grey color.

Work starts June 12 and continues up to three weeks

East College Avenue will be closed later in June for the installation of a new gas line under Riley Creek, according to the village.

The closure is from Main Street to Railroad Street. The project begins Monday, June 12, and will continues for up to three weeks.

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Add to that, lots of rain

Area residents experienced temperature extremes of 57 degrees in May, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Also experienced was a rainy month. Precipitation in May reached 7.29 inches. The normal average precipitation is 4.01 inches.

The low temperature in May was 31 degrees on May 8. The high was 88 on May 18.

The average May 2017 daily temperature was 59.8 degrees and the normal May daily temperature is 60.5 degrees.

The attachment shows daily weather conditions for May.

 

Pedestrian-bike path project to enricle community has generated approximately $476,278 in donations, grants and gifts-in-kind from all sources

Icon viewers: This a progress report of the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Pathway board. It is an abridged version of the offical report created in May by Fred Steiner, member of the committee.

This is the story of one community’s efforts to construct a bicycle and pedestrian pathway that encircles that community, thus improving the quality of life of its residents.

This on-going project to date has generated approximately  $476,278 in donations, grants and gifts-in-kind from all sources.

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