Provided by Dr. James Bode
Associate Professor Emeritus, Philosophy
Ohio State University - Lima
On Tax Day April 19 people coming out of the Bluffton Post Office were handed a handful of beans, and asked how they would distribute federal taxes if they were in charge.
Those who participated, distributed their beans into jars labeled with categories of the federal budget.
According to the Ohio Department of Transportation Interstate 75, State Route 103 will be affected at times for bridge deck replacements on Napoleon Road over Interstate 75, Beaverdam, and State Route 103 (Bentley Road) over Interstate 75, Bluffton. The following are upcoming impacts related to the project:
Bentley Road (state Route 103)
• Two bridges on Bentley Road (one over Interstate 75 and one over the railroad north of Interstate 75) will close May 30 for approximately four months.
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.
Beginning in June, and through the months of July and August, the Bluffton Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society will be open for self-guided or docent led tours every Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Schumacher Homestead.
Visitors will be able to tour the house, garden, summer kitchen, and workshop.
In addition, the barn will be open on the last Saturday of each of the three months. Public admission to the Homestead is $5 per person; however, current members of the Society and children 16 and under are admitted free.
Spring clean-up for Village of Bluffton residents begins Friday, May 19.
Dumpsters will be located in the Spring Street recycling center, 455 N. Spring, from May 19 to May 30.
Items that may not be disposed of include hazardous material (motor oil, paint, ect.), vehicle batteries and tires.
Appliances that use Freon, such as refrigerators, will not be accepted unless the item is certified that the Freon has been legally removed and disposed of.
Online registration is now open for the third annual Ride to Remember, set for Saturday, July 8, in Bluffton.
The bicycle ride offers routes from 2 miles all the way to 112 miles. Depending upon which bike route a rider takes, routes go from Bluffton through Rockport, Pandora, Gilboa, Benton Ridge, Rawson and Mt. Cory.
Registration through July 1 is $20 for an individual, $15 for the second family member and $5 for each additional family member. After July 1 registration is an additional $5 per category.
