Bluffton council passed its 2018 appropriations on Monday. They now go to the Allen County Commissioners.
The appropriations, part of the village budget process, list estimated general fund income at $2,962,386. It lists estimated general fund expenses at $4,029,886. A carry-over from 2017 should make up the different between these two line items.
The 13-appropriations lists every anticipated expense in the village in 2018.
Phyllis Adkins-Osborne, 84, died March 26, 2018, at the Betty House of Willow Ridge in Bluffton.
Services will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Bluffton council set several committee meetings at its Monday meeting. Those meetings follow and all meetings are in the town hall unless otherwise noted.
• Wednesday, March 28 - Personnel, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4 - Street and alleys, 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4 - Bluffton in Bloom, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 5 - Pathway, Marbeck Center, noon
• Tuesday, April 10 - Tree Commission, 7:30 p.m.
Author Myrna Grove will be the featured speaker at the Swiss Community Historical Society (SCHS) spring meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.
Her talk, "Legacy of One-Room Schools" will be held in the patio room at Maple Crest, 700 Maple Crest Court, Bluffton. The event is free and open to the public; donations are welcome.
As an elementary school teacher for the Bryan City Schools, Grove enjoyed re-enacting the one-room school experience with her students at area one-room schools.
The following work will affect traffic within Hancock County. All work is weather permitting.
Interstate 75 near the county Road 95/Bigelow Avenue overpass, Findlay, will be temporarily affected overnight Wednesday, March 28, into the early morning hours of Thursday, March 29, during the installation of a fiber optic line over the travel lanes.
By Sam Brauen
Deadlocked in a 0-0 pitching duel, junior Katie Prater lifted a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh. Classmate Averey Rumer came home for the go ahead run.
Sophomore Libby Schaadt pitched 7 scoreless innings, giving up just four hits along the way. Kayla White had a hit and two stolen bases for Bluffton. Rumer also had a hit along with the game winning run.
