Bluffton council okayed 2012 appropriations on Monday, which total approximately $6.2 million. The largest expense is a projected $1.4 million water improvement project that will take place only if village voters approve a one-quarter percent income tax on the spring primary.
If voters say "yes" then the village will proceed with the replacement of water lines on the South Lawn-Grove Street area, Sunset Drive and Geiger Street. The one-quarter income tax would be taken off once the project is paid for.
You can't swim in the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool today, but you can buy a 2012 swimming pass at a reduced rate now until Dec. 31.
Passes purchased in December receive a 10 percent discount (does not apply to a $5 charge for additional children*). The 2012 pool prices follow:
$40 - senior single
$75 - senior couple
$80 - single
$130 - family pass (2 adults and up to 3 children ages 18 in the same household) *Additional passese for children agesa 18 and under can be purchased for $5 each.
In June 1958, 18-year-old Pat Carr had just finished her freshman year at Hiram (Ohio) College and set off on a summer road trip foreign to most college students.
That's because the road was a river, the Ohio, where Carr spent nearly four months as a trumpet player aboard one of the river's last moving showboats, the Majestic.
This was the Mennonite Memorial Home before any additions were added to the building. From a picture post card, the message on the back side reads "Mennonite Memorial Home," Home for the Aged, Bluffton, Ohio, Sponsored by Eight General Conference Churches in Ohio. This photo was taken in the mid 1950s.
Dennis Morrison took these photo on Dec. 10. The project involved members of the Bluffton Boy Scout troop 256 with their leaders, under the direction of Dick Boehr.
The project involved probing for and recovering cemetery markers in the Jefferson Street cemetery. Some of the markers have been buried since State Route 103 was constructed and are possibly under the street.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has the answer for persons trying to find a gift for that difficult person on your list. The chamber suggests to give the person a Bluffton chamber gift certificate.
Certificates are available at Citizens National Bank. Simply ask one of the tellers you are interested in a certificate. The certificates are available in any denomination. There is no extra charge to purchase a certificate.
Harley D. Augsburger, 91 of Bluffton died at 2:20 a.m. Dec. 9, 2011, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Feb. 7, 1920 in Bluffton to Walter and Leona Burkholder Augsburger.
He was married to Estelle Bogart and she preceded him in death in 1953. On May 29, 1954 he married Glenna Mae Reiter and she died Sept. 13, 2006.
Harley had worked at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton for 30 years. He was a member of the First Missionary Church, Bluffton. He enjoyed watching football and graduated from Bluffton High School.
Jane A. Everett Leaveck, 60 died at 10:55 PM Dec. 8, 2011, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born Nov. 14, 1951, in Bluffton to Lyle and Evelyn (Steinman) Everett.
She was a homemaker and had previously worked at Ingalls Restaurant in Bluffton. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Bluffton and was a 1970 graduate of Bluffton High School.
Survivors include two brothers Bob (Pam) Everett of Bluffton and Randy (Jaimie) Everett of Ottawa; a sister Jana (Wayne) Huber of Bluffton; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
