Fire departments in Bluffton and Beaverdam-Richland Township are fighting a house fire on Hillville Road, south of Bentley Road tonight. Bluffton was called to the fire shortly before 5 p.m.
Bluffton's 2013 budget of $4.3 million received council's okay on Monday. The budget is required to be passed by law in July. It is an approximate figure used in determining actual village appropriations, which must be passed by Dec. 31.
According to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer, the estimated 2013 budget is very close to the 2012 budget.
She told council that she does not expect much change in revenue from 2012 to 2013, nor expense changes during the period.
By Jake Dowling, Ada Icon summer intern Note: This story was originally posted in The Ada Icon. Julie Brewer is known by several persons in the Bluffton community.
It is the summer of 2010. Julie Brewer just graduated from Ohio Northern University with a degree in art education. She had friends, a good life, but she was not ready to jump right into her career, she wanted to explore.
Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Road, will host an ice cream social next week.
The event is from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 19, at the church. Serving includes lots of homemade food. Tickets are $7 for adults and kids under 11 $4.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hosting a free community meal on Wednesday, July 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by the Hilty Home and is sub sandwich, chips, baked beans, fresh fruit, cookies and beverage.
The churches of Pandora and Gilboa are offering food boxes for households in the Pandora-Gilboa School District. The boxes are designed to provide nine meals for a family of four.
In order to pick up a box, you must register by 5 p.m. on July 23 by calling 419-384-3905. Boxes will be available for pickup on Saturday, July 28 at 11 a.m. at the Pandora United Methodist Church located on State Route 12.
Free computer classes will be offered July 24 through July 28 in a mobile computer lab parked on Main Street in front of the Bluffton Public Library.
Sessions include: Explore the Treasures of SEO, Explore Your Family History (getting started and digging deeper), Explore Office 2010, Mango Foreign Language Database, Explore the New Digital Collection for E-readers and Beginning Computer Q & A.
A special session will be offered to introduce parents to the "buried treasures" of SEO as well.
Racheal Lewis keeps Bluffton string players in shade during the summer months. She offers six weekly string sessions for her students between early July and mid-July.
This summer's classes include separate ones for beinngers, junior high, sixth grade, fifth grade, high school and any string player in a class she calls "Fiddling."
The Icon visited her sixth grade rehearsal earlier this month. Take a look.
