September 2021

The Village of Bluffton has established the following committee meetings at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

Utilities Committee – Wednesday, September 29 at 4:00 p.m.

Parks & Recreation Committee – Monday, October 4 at noon.

Personnel Committee – Wednesday, October 6 at noon.

Pathway Board – Thursday, October 7 at noon.

Finance Committee – Wednesday, October 13 at noon.

Council Meeting – Monday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m.

The following October 2021 Update was provided by the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S Main, (419) 358-5016.

Bluffton University senior Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) has been named the Heartland Conference men's soccer Offensive Player of the Week.

Taynor netted three of Bluffton's four goals last week. He scored the only Beaver goal in a 4-1 loss at Wooster on Tuesday and followed that up with two of Bluffton's tallies in a 3-1 win at Moody Bible on Saturday in Chicago. The talented forward finished the week with six points on eight shots and is currently the Heartland Conference leader with nine goals this season.

The Bluffton University women's golf team finished its Heartland Conference championship preparation at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Bluffton spent the last three days at the beautiful Country Club of Meadville. 

Freshman Allie Waggener (Hilliard/Hilliard Bradley) led the way with an 87 on Monday. She finished (178) the weekend just one tick back from junior Haley Gill (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) who went 89-88 for a 177.

The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm, Pandora, is holding the 6th Annual Quarry Farm 5K Run/Walk event on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. The race will be held rain or shine.

Pre-registration is available online at www.thequarryfarm.org under "Events." Registration on the day of the event begins at 8:30 a.m.  Check-in for preregistered participants is from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) submitted the following thank you letter:

On behalf of the Village of Bluffton, the Chamber of Commerce, and the American Legion, the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton gives a huge thank you for the fantastic outpouring of support for the 2021 Main Street Flag Project.

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At 8:45 a.m. the Bluffton Police Department announced that for most of September 27, Grove Street will be closed between Jackson and Lawn for water line repair.

By Paula Scott, Bluffton Icon

My library card is a tiny sliver on my keychain. It’s a key to lots of free stuff. 

Print books

Audio books

E-books

Magazines

Newspapers

DVDs

Music CDs

Interlibrary loans from other libraries

Research databases

Public computers (and printing for a small fee)

I am a big library fan. I have a vivid memory of being told (at perhaps age five) that I could check out as many books as I wanted to, or at least as many as I could carry. Eureka!

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The Bluffton University women's golf team opened up with a 367 on day one of the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial. The Beavers stand in 6th place heading into the final round on Monday, September 27.

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