On Mon., Aug.11 at 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will host a Project Wild Workshop at the McElroy Environmental Education Center, 2355 Ada Rd., Lima, Ohio.
July 14 MEDIA RELEASE__Riley Creek Arbor is sponsoring free pool admission for the first 125 people at the Bluffton Community Pool on each of these dates:
Friday, July 18 from 1 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 from 12 – 7 p.m.
JULY 15 MEDIA RELEASE__On Wed., July 23, at 3:30 p.m., the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will offer Prairie Fairies at Motter Metro Park, 10740 Columbus Grove Rd., Bluffton.
Come out to Motter Metro Park and help a naturalist look for real life fairies of the prairie–butterflies and moths! Together we will learn about the importance of prairies, how to observe and handle butterflies, and how to appreciate the beauty of this ecosystem. Butterfly nets provided. Guests are invited to come wearing fairy wings or flower crowns for fun! Closed-toe shoes and socks are recommended.
Register by July 20, online at www.jampd.com or by calling 419-221-1232.
The intersection of State Route 81 and County Road 15, which is located 2.5 miles west of the Village of Ada, has been identified as an upcoming ODOT Intersection Safety Project slated for the year 2030.
ODOT has been designated as the project sponsor for construction of a roundabout with funding of $4.55M. According to a July 3 media release for the State of Ohio, the Highway Safety Improvement Program addresses road locations with a history of fatal or injury crashes where other safety improvements have not been effective.
Cheri Newton, public information officer for ODOT District 1, provided the following crash data for a three-year period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024:
MEDIA RELEASE__Area teachers: the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center would like to assist you by putting together packets for your opening days of school.
You would need to bring all papers already copied/printed, the order that you want them in (an example), and how you would like them put together (gallon zip bags, stapled, etc.).
Drop off items a week before they are needed and our volunteers will put everything together for you to pick up for your students.
Call the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center at 419-358-8971 and ask for Sherry or Tanya for more details.
The Bluffton Public Library will host the following events and activities during the week of July 14-19. For further details and dates, visit www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org/library-events.
Monday, July 14
StArt @ the Library: Cloudscape (grades K-2) (R) - 10 to 11 a.m.
