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Project was to start last week; new start date Monday

The bridge over Bentley Road at I-75 will close for four months for deck replacement starting Monday, June 5.

The project starting date was originally scheduled for last week, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, District 1.

Photos at the bottom of this story demonstrate the work needed on the bridge deck.

The closure also affects the Bentley Road southbound entrance and exit ramps only. The northbound entrance and exit ramps remain open, but  traffic will not be permitted to turn west onto Bentley to enter Bluffton.

Swimming pool closes at 4 p.m. for swim meets

The Bluffton Community Swimming Pool will close at 4 p.m. on the following dates due to home swim meets:

• Thursday, June 15
• Thursday, June 22
• Monday, June 26

Here's everything you need to know about the swimming season

Let’s go swimming.

Here’s what you need to know about the 2017 Bluffton Community Swimming Pool season, according to Jenny Wilson, pool manager.

Hours:
Monday to Friday – noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday – 1 to 6 p.m.

Pool phone:
419-358-2066, extension 6

This can only mean that there's a Hemi engine under the hood. The Icon spotted this plate in a Bluffton University parking lot on a dark blue Dodge Magnum RT.

Parade, Maple Grove ceremony, chicken barbecue

Bluffton's Memorial Day observance is Monday, May 29. Here is information about the day from the Bluffton American Legion Post 382.
 
• Anyone wishing to be in the parade, be in line by 9:15 a.m.
• Time of the parade: 9:30 a.m.
• Parade line up: Bluffton town hall
• Ceremonies: Maple Grove Cemetery

• Memorial Day speaker: Tim Wilmetta, pastor of the Bluffton First United Methodist Church and chaplain for the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Allen Lima Youth Leadership Class of 2018

The application deadline for next year’s Allen Lima Youth Leadership Class of 2018 is approaching, ALL Executive Director Heather Rutz said.

Students must apply online at AllenLimaLeadership.com by May 31 to be eligible for next year’s youth class.

Bluffton students in the class of 2017 were Sydney Hoff, Kayla Kindle, Rameen Omar and Aimee Ritter.

Bluffton students in the class of 2016 were Haley Baker, Jadyn Barhorst and Zane Myers.

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