A separate pathway for walkers, joggers and bike riders along Bentley Road took a step forward on Thursday.
Meeting with the Bluffton council street and alley committee, Bluffton Pathway Board members provided a “here’s where we are today” update.
Dick Ramseyer, pathway chair, explained how a side path would handle biking and foot traffic along Bentley from Augsburger to the bridge near Grove Street.
The side path would separate motorized vehicles from pedestrians along the heavily trafficked road.
Bluffton University will present “Sondheim on Sondheim,” a musical revue, for the May Day musical on May 5 and 6.
Dr. Melissa Friesen, a professor of theatre and communication at Bluffton,
will direct the show, to be staged at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Yoder Recital
Hall. Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, an associate professor of music, is musical
director.
Brinkley Garmatter, freshman, slides safely into third base in a softball game against Elida. The Lady Pirates beat Elida on the road 8-1 in this contest that took place before all the rains arrived. (Rae Staton photo)
Owen Bischoff, a Bluffton High School senior, is the Bluffton Icon's high school artist of the month.
The sculpture Owen holds was accepted into the Ohio Governor Show. From the 11,500 regional entries from the 15 regions, approximately 2,500 are selected to enter the state judging. State jurors then select 300 for the actual exhibition.
Owen has taken Ceramics 1 and intends to go to college for mechanical engineering, according to Vickie Garmon, BHS art teacher.
As March weather goes, 2017 was pretty average, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Consider the following:
March normal average temperature: 38 degrees
March 2017 average temperature: 38.6 degrees
March normal precipitation: 2.58 inches
March 2017 precipitation: 2.39 inches
Some additional March weather stats include 3.9 inches of snowfall recorded. The month’s low reading was 12 on March 14 and 15. The high reading was 75 on March 24.
The daily weather stats are attached at the bottom of this story.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - A pair of delays for lightning and rain ended game two before the required five innings as Bluffton improved to 15-6 overall in 1-2 in the Heartland Conference thanks to a 2-0 shutout in the opener. Defiance slipped to 10-11 and 0-1 in the HCAC.
