As bicycling becomes more and more synonymous with Bluffton, here’s another connection talking up biking in our community.
The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Pathway Guide, a full-color promotional piece, features Bluffton on one of its panels.
Bluffton’s feature panel includes a map of the village with bike paths, shared use paths and unpaved paths marked.
A brief description of the village states that Bluffton has over 9 miles of paved pathways, crushed aggregate, mulched and natural trails, plus several additional features.
Traffic movements onto and across state Route 309 from Napoleon Road near Allen East School will be restricted beginning Friday, March 10.
From 7:30-8:30 a.m., and from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on school days, traffic will be prohibited from turning left from Napoleon Road onto state Route 309, and from crossing state Route 309 from Napoleon Road. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will have signs denoting the change in place by noon on March 10.
A demonstration from Software Solutions, Inc. (SSI) will be made to village officials at 6 p.m., Monday, March 20, in the town hall.
SSI is the village's software provider and is upgraging the village utility billing system. The village has already upgraded its payroll and financial mangement system.
The village plans to update its system over time with the next two areas focusing on income tax and utlities.
In recognition of Women's History Month in March, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will provide a panel discussion of Bluffton businesswomen during the Friday, March 10, chamber breakfast.
The breakfast, open to to the public, is in the third floor of the town hall, 154 N. Main St., Bluffton. The Dough Hook will provide the breakfast, served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. The program begins at 7:30 a.m.
It grows every year.
In 2015, 100 riders participated.
In 2016, it was 150 riders.
This year's goal is 200 riders.
"It" is the third annual Ride to Remember bicycle ride, set for Saturday, July 8, in Bluffton.
Ride to Remember offers three major ride loops and routes from 2 miles all the way to 100 miles. Three rest stops are on the main loop and, depending upon which bike route a rider takes, routes go though Rockport, Pandora, Gilboa, Benton Ridge, Rawson and Mt. Cory.
