The Bluffton elementary playground opened its green space area this month. The school board purchased two properties in 2017 to add a grass area on the playground and for possible future expansion. The second photos shows one of the two properties previously on the expanded playground land.
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An early October dedication and ribbon cutting opens the newest segment of the ever-expanding Bluffton Lions Way Pedestrian Pathway, according to Richard Ramseyer, chair of the pathway board.
The newest leg of the pathway is a nine-tenth mile Bentley Road path. The ceremony is at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2.
The Bluffton Public Library board of trustees will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.18, at the library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton. The special meeting will discuss changes to the formula for country distribution of public library funds.
Roadwork will begin on the West Elm Street project in early October, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator. The project covers Elm from Spring to Rosenberger Drive.
Blackburn brought Bluffton council members up to date on the project on Sept. 10.
The project has two phases.
• Water work phase October to December –
• Installation of an 8-inch water main, creek crossing, new service lines, new meter settings where required and new fire hydrants.
Bluffton's First National Bank branch is in the midst of a renovation. The project started Sept. 5 and will continue into early November. Here are two architect renderings of the bank lobby once the project is completed. Click here for the previous story detailing the project.
Douglas G. MacDonald, 87, died Sept. 13, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health System. Douglas was born Jan. 2, 1931, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to the late Gordon and Eugenia (Brizzolari) MacDonald. On May 26, 1950, he married Joanne Clutinger MacDonald and she survives.
Douglas served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant where he had been an electrician.
