September 2018

Newest leg in village pathway make Bentley Road safer for pedestrians

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The Bentley Road pathway will be dedicated at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2.

The dedication and ribbon cutting opens the newest segment of the ever-expanding Bluffton Lions Way Pedestrian Pathway, according to Richard Ramseyer, chair of the pathway board.

The newest leg of the pathway is a nine-tenth mile Bentley Road path.

Some buyers arrived the night before

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Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - More than 500 bargain hunters were on hand at 8 a.m. Saturday when the buzzer rang to start the Wilson Sporting Goods annual Garage Sale. Some shoppers arrived the night before and others lined up several hours before the 8 a.m. start of the sale. 

Bins and bins of footballs—bargained priced at $10 up to $35 for the Super Bowl "Duke" ball—were available. And many other Wilson-made items were for sale, such as Badminton sets for $10, basketballs and soccer balls for $15. 

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The Ada Icon found Holly Metzger, Bluffton University enrollment counselor, looking for 2019 ONU grads who may be interested in pursuing an MBA or Master of Arts in Organizational Management degree.

The ONU Sports Center was filled with personnel from human resource departments from more than 200 companies, grad school, and government agencies on Thursday during the ONU career fair.  Click here for the story on Ada Icon.

The school menu is linked to the Icon

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The October Bluffton school menu is now linked to the Icon. The menu begins with hot dogs on Oct. 1. To view the menu click here.

“Road cuts on State Route 103 between Interstate 75 and County Line Road illustrate the unsafe and unplanned accumulation of haphazard entrances on a busy highway.”

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How many road cuts  – exit and entrances to businesses – on State Route 103 are too many?

Bluffton council’s street and alleys committee grapples with that question this fall. Committee members brought up the subject in the first council meeting in September.

They told the village needs an ordinance to govern access management in certain parts of Bluffton.

Award from Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition

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Shelly Miller of Bluffton was presented the Bike – Public Safety Award by the Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition-FAPA-FOP. She was nominated for the award by Chief Joe Kitchen from Bath Township Fire/EMS.

The presentation was made during a Sept. 20 award luncheon at the Fraternal Order of Police Lima Lodge 21.

Hope Hannah, Bluffton police officer, also received an award.  Click here for that story.

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Here is early voting information for Allen County.

Polls on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, are open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

The last date to register to vote in Ohio or change your voting address or change your name is Tuesday, Oct 9.

Early voting hours at the Board of Elections are:

• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct. 12
Monday, Oct. 15 through Friday, Oct. 19

• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Oct. 26

• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27

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ACT Prep testing will be offered at Bluffton High School this fall, leading up to the Saturday, Dec. 8, testing date.

Eleven two-hour classes are offered on Sundays and Wednesdays by Sylvan Learning Center at BHS. The cost of the program is $100. Contact the high school for additional details.

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Here are births reported by Bluffton Hospital from Sept. 8 to Sept. 13:

Sept. 8 - Emmeline Pearl McClure, daughter of James and Allison McClure, Lima
Sept. 11 - Lorenzo Alan Rayburn, son of David Rayburn and Cassandra Vasquez, Ottawa
Sept. 11 - Eden Alivia Lehman, daughter of Paul and Lisa Lehman, Pandora
Sept. 13 - Camden Matthew Quinton, son of Megan and Aaron Quinton, Wapakoneta

 

Children Safety Award by the Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition

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Bluffton police officer Hope Hannah was presented the Children Safety Award by the Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition-FAPA-FOP, according to Ryan Burkholder, police chief, who nominated her for the award.

The presentation was made during a Sept. 20 award luncheon at the Fraternal Order of Police Lima Lodge 21.

Hannah joined the Bluffton police department as a part-time officer in August 2007. In 2012 she moved to 30 hours per week and became full-time in 2014.

Shelly Miller of Bluffton also received an award. Watch the Icon for more information on Shelly.

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