A “Park in the Park” car event takes place from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, in the Ada War Memorial Park.
Kent and Dee Everhart host the event in appreciation to the Ada community for its 25 years of support of Everhart Trucking, which the couple sold earlier this year.
Car owners may register vehicles, open to all years of cars, motorcycles and trucks. Registration continues during the event until 6 p.m.
Trophies and plaques will be awarded at 6 p.m. in 18 different vehicle classes. A donation of $10 per entry is appreciated.
Bluffton schools will reopen for 2020-21 on Monday, Aug. 31, and reopening plans are posted on the school's website. The information on the website follows below.
Also attached at the bottom of this story is a five-page "Allen County Schools Common Reopening Agreement." It addresses:
• When a student/staff member has been diagnosed with covid-19
• Student and staff health issues not related to covid-19
• Food services
• Classroom occupancy
• Remote learning
• Visitors/volunteers/parties/field trips
• Transportation
• Recess
In case time slipped away from you, the Village of Bluffton’s April 15 and June 15 estimated quarterly tax payments were extended to Wednesday, July 15, and that date looms on this week’s calendar.
Quarterly payments are due to the village when taxpayers owe more than S200 in non-withheld income tax. The quarterly payment program is new this year.
Riley Creek Arbor is sponsoring two free pool admission events for the first 125 people at the Bluffton Community Pool later this month.
Here’s the plan:
Friday, July 17: noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 18: 1 to 6 p.m.
Riley Creek Arbor of Gleaner Life Insurance Society regularly supports the local community through monetary and volunteer efforts. The Arbor consists of members from Bluffton, Lima and surrounding communities.
Some things never change. We have about 25 different years of this photo. The only change from one photo to the next is the cast of characters.
This 2002 classic Pirate photo serves several purposes.
First, it is part of our Historical Bluffton photo series. The problem is we don't have the the names of these fine young men. We do know that the photo was taken during the 2002 Bluffton HS homecoming parade.
Bluffton Public Library's friend Mai Hirashita, Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator for BGSU, will lead a live teaching session of origami for all ages on the library's Zoom this week.
Tune in to the live stream on Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. To register and receive instructions, email [email protected].
Participants may complete your Origami craft and ask Mai questions along the way
When Sarah Ricks graduated from Bluffton in 2010, her goal was to help people “and utilize my skills and education in a way that would make a contribution to my greater community.”
Today, that is exactly what she is doing, but she never imagined it would be in Southeast, Texas.
The Lima native is a project organizer for Gulf Coast Leadership Council, a non-profit that brings faith communities of all denominations together to provide resources to people in need. Over the past few years, the greatest need has been Hurricane Harvey recovery and relief.
When the credits roll it might make you want to take a stroll down your own memory lane for a time that made you laugh, cry, and taught you a lot about life
Almost Famous Will: So Russell, what do you love about music?
Russell: To begin with… everything.
ALMOST FAMOUS is the coming-of-age story of William Miller (PATRICK FUGIT), a 15-year old aspiring music journalist who goes on tour to cover an up-and-coming band for Rolling Stone magazine (note: Rolling Stone doesn’t know he’s 15). The film turns 20 years old this year, which is as good an excuse as any to pack up and hit the road with Stillwater.
This column is provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
As coronavirus cases continue to increase, the search for an effective treatment also continues.
Many potential COVID-19 medications have made the news over the last several months. Recently, for example, remdesivir was granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe illness.
However, the data for remdesivir is mixed. And not all hospitals can get this medication.
