July 2017

Council holds its 2018 budget hearing Monday night

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Bluffton council will hold its 2018 budget hearing at 8:15 p.m. Monday during the July 10 council session. The proposed budget projects a general fund with a beginning balance of $2,925,690. The budget contains 21 pages of information.

Once the budget is approved – it is a fiscal roadmap for the village - the council acts on 2018 appropriations. That action generally takes place in the final meeting of 2017. The appropriations are much more clearly defined that the budget.

The proposed budget is attached at the bottom of this story.

Third month in a row of 500+ calls; that nearly 20 per day

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The Bluffton Police Department report that calls for service numbered above 500 for the third month in a row. In June the department had 537 total calls for service, which is an average of 17.9 calls per day.
 
Total Calls for Service (CFS) – 537
Total Reportable Offenses – 28
Traffic Crashes Handled – 3

June 1

For youth at BFR July 10 - 14

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Registration for Camp Laffalot held at Bluffton Family Recreation is extended to  Sunday, July 9, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.

The camp will run from Monday to Friday, July 10-14. Persons with questions please browse the Camp Laffalot site or contact the director Pat Nymberg directly at  (513) 313-2076.

Laffalot Summer Camp offers youth ages 6 to 12 a week of fun-filled activities. Camp is held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Led by well-trained counselors, campers will spend the day playing high-energy sports and games that help them:

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You've heard him at the Bluffton Farmers' Market. Jim Boedicker, local performer, will be at the Saturday Ride to Remember from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. He will perform as bike riders return from their routes.

Boedicker will perform in the small shelter house at the Main Street side of the Buckeye.

In addition, The Dough Hook will sell lunches to riders and the general public. The Dough Hook will have lunches available in the shelterhouse.

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The following is work scheduled to occur in the coming week on state highways in the Bluffton area.

Interstate 75 southbound ramps at Bluelick Road will be closed for one day each for sealing of bridge decks. The closures will occur generally from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day according to the following schedule. Work is being performed by the ODOT roadway services department:

Exit ramp from Interstate 75 southbound to Bluelick Road will close July 11.

Entrance ramp from Bluelick Road to Interstate 75 southbound will close July 12 

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Photos by Ken Collins
If you missed watching fireworks on July 4th, it's no problem. Icon photographer Ken Collins, took photos of the Fourth of July celebration at Faurot Park in Lima.

One of the musical groups at the event was the Lima Area Concert Band, which draws its members from Ada and Bluffton and beyond.

Before the fireworks, some folks were sending Chinese sky lanterns floating into the sky over Lima.

Fireworks, rides, and food were other attractions.

Recent births at Bluffton Hospital

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Bluffton Hospital reports the following births since May 30:

May
30 – David Tijesuni Jolaoluwa, son of Grace and Emmanuel Jolaoluwa, Lima

36,000 people viewed Icon stories in first 6 months of 2017

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The results are in: the Bluffton Icon continues to gain readers at a phenomenal pace.

In the first six months of this year, 36,193 people viewed Bluffton Icon stories, up compared a year ago. Our viewers read 131,000 pages, also an increase from last year.

Fred Steiner, owner of the online newspaper, said, "We strive to serve the Bluffton community, and beyond, with important information whether it be government, sports, campus, school, civic groups, library, churches, even crime."

He's qualified to compete in the Junior Olympics later this month

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Riley Verb likes to swim – fast.

During a three-day swim event July 21-23 he will discover just how fast he can swim.

The Bluffton 12-year-old has qualified to compete in the Junior Olympics through his USA swim team at the Putnam County YMCA. The event is at Miami (Ohio) University. He will compete in three events: 50-, 100-, and 200-yard breaststroke against other 11- and 12-year-old boys.

Are you nervous? Riley just shrugs his shoulders. We take that to mean “maybe, or sort of.”

Chamber seeks sponsors for fireworks

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The biggest event of Bluffton’s summer is Tuesday night Aug. 1. And, as always, it’s all free.

It’s the fourth annual National Night Out celebration held at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

The Bluffton Police Department, in conjunction with the Pandora Police Department, sponsor NNO. Bluffton, Beaverdam and Pandora Fire and EMS Departments also participate.

NNO is held from 6-9 p.m. with free pool admission all day (rain date Wednesday, Aug. 2).

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