February 2023

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On Feb. 28 Bluffton High School will be giving the ACT college admissions exam to all Juniors. Therefore, students in 9th,10th, and 12th grades will have an online learning day and will not be at school.

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With President Biden’s State of the Union Address quickly approaching, ONU students analyze the history of these addresses and discuss what Americans can expect from Biden on February 7.

ADA—In a new un-CAPP it! podcast, Ohio Northern students Kennedy Aikey, Caleb Clayton and Hailey Trimpey examine the State of the Union Address.

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UPDATED with additional family members.

Corrinne Catherine Boehr, 91, passed away February 4, 2023, at Willow Ridge - Betty House of Mennonite Home Communities of Bluffton.

Corrinne was born March 23, 1931 in Long Beach, CA, to Orville and Margaret (Hartman) Kamp, who preceded her in death. Her parents and she moved back to Washington, IL where she was raised and lived until her marriage on October 28, 1951 to Richard J. Boehr. They lived in and raised four sons in Bluffton, Ohio. 

Corrinne was a graduate of Washington Community High School, Washington, Illinois and attended Bluffton University for one year. She became a homemaker and over time, worked for Dr. Earl Lehman, head of the music department of Bluffton College at the time. In the early '80s she became an office assistant for a local dentist. In 1987 she took a job as office assistant for Dr. Mark Steinmetz, MD in Bluffton and she retired in 1997.

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A Council Committee of the Whole meeting has been announced for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 6, with a budget review expected to be the focus of the evening.

The Bluffton Village Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month in the Community Room on the third floor of the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main Street.

Items for regular meeting agendas should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the Council Meeting.

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By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team closed the game on a 12-3 run to defeat Miller City 48-40 in a non-conference battle Saturday afternoon, February 4.

Bluffton improved to 13-8 with their fourth win in 10 road games. The Wildcat girls dropped to 10-10 following the defeat.

Pirate senior point guard Sami Scoles led all players with 22 points, and she also grabbed five rebounds. The clutch Scoles scored eight of the 12 Bluffton points in the decisive finishing spurt.

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Dr. J. Alexander Sider, professor of religion at Bluffton University, will present the colloquium, "Purity, Proclamation and Peace in the Book of Acts," at 4 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2023, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

During the presentation, he’ll bring two arguments about the Book of Acts, one from British New Testament scholar C.H. Dodd and the other from Canadian Mennonite New Testament scholar Matthew Theisen, into conversation with each other. Sider will contrast the arguments and discuss how each contributes to our understanding of a central theme of Acts.

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No fooling, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commer has announced a Trivia Night fundraiser at Southgate Lanes on April 1.

- $300 entry per team (No more thant 6 on a team)

- 13 teams maximum

- Three hours of trivia

-Tasting of four boutique wines and a charcuterie board for the table

- All proceeds benefit the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce

Organizers suggest, "Make it a work trip, treat some of your employees to a fun night out!"

Contact Southgate Lanes, 9700 N Dixie Hwy, on Facebook or call 419-358-6966 to sign up.

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Open Enrollment 
The Bluffton Exempted Village School District is currently accepting applications from students interested in attending the school district through open enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year.

Students from any school district in Ohio may apply and enroll in Bluffton Schools tuition free.  Students are admitted on a full-time basis only.

Applications are approved annually on a first come, first served basis and approval is subject to grade level enrollment and educational programs.

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The Allen County Sheriff’s Office has announced a new pilot program which will allow the Sheriff’s Office to send future deputies to Rhodes State College Basic Police Officer Academy.

The ACSO Cadet program will provide the costs of tuition and equipment for up to five (5) cadets. Additionally, these cadets will receive full-time medical benefits and pay while enrolled in the academy. Upon successfully completing Rhodes State College Basic Police Officer Academy and obtaining OPOTA certification, these individuals will be hired as fulltime Allen County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

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LIMA--The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC) is soliciting public review and comment on the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) and the FY 2024-2027 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP).  The TIP is an official listing of capital, highway, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and bridge projects scheduled for construction with federal funds in Allen County over the next four-year period. Planning and engineering efforts are also identified.

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