Bluffton's new crosswalk signs are now in place at Main Street and College Avenue.
"This is a great improvement for students who cross before and after school, and for all pedestrians who need to cross at this intersection," said Paula Scott, who has worked with village officials on this project.
"I've been talking with the Village of Bluffton and the Ohio Department of Transportation about creating more enhanced conspicuity so that the signs replicate the message of the in-street design originally recommended by ODOT," she said.
Bluffton Elementary PTO announces a fundraising campaign underway now through Oct. 22, according to Tammy Whitlow.
"Our goal is to raise $100 between now and Oct. 22," she said.
Here's how it works:
Schwan's will give 20% of product purchases and 40% of eGift Card purchases (one per customer, per campaign) back to the Bluffton PTO
Lions Way Trailhead Park will be dedicated at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to Richard Ramseyer, chair of the Bluffton Pathway Board and president of the Bluffton Lions Foundation.
The event takes place at the trailhead picnic shelter near Comfort Inn on Commerce Lane and will include a ribbon cutting.
The Trailhead park project involves construction of a picnic shelter with concrete pad and wheel chair assessable ramp, picnic tables, identification signs, bike stand on concrete pad, drinking fountain, plantings and landscaping.
The Allen County Engineer's office will be doing work on Augsburger Road that necessitates closing the road for most, if not all, of next week. The work will begin Monday morning, Sept. 14, and will take approximately one week.
Traffic will not be maintained on the closed portion of the road, which includes from Riverbend to Bentley Road, according to the Engineer's office.
Motorists will have to use Tom Fett Road as a detour to get to and from the western edge of town (Maple Crest, Riverbend subdivision, etc.).
By Ron and Alice Lora
of the Swiss Community Historical Society of Pandora/Bluffton
Nearly 800 people gathered in a wheat field between Bluffton and Pandora, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, to celebrate the establishment of the first Mennonite church in what came to be known as the Swiss Settlement.
The worshippers in that original log building grew in number, later dividing into four churches that flourish today: Ebenezer Mennonite and First Mennonite of Bluffton, Grace Mennonite and St. John Mennonite of Pandora.
A portion of Bluffton's municipal parking lot will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 10, while workers apply a sealer to the asphalt, according to Jesse Blackburn of the village. Persons with questions may contact him at 419-358-2066, extension 102.
Check the map below for complete details.
RED - On the map, the red portion of the parking lot will be closed at 7 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10. That portion will remain closed until Friday, Sept. 11.
