A Town Hall session regarding the recently announced merger of Bluffton University and the University of Findlay began a community conversation about how and why this change is taking place. Some key details were revealed and concerns from the larger university community including former faculty and alumni were expressed.
The Village of Bluffton has announced the following public meetings for the council and its committees.
Please note that the next Village Council meeting has been moved from the regular Monday date to Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. to avoid possible issues with the eclipse.
The Lima City Council has approved the initiative for a second Lima Poet Laureate term. The Poet Laureate will serve a two-year term and help promote the art of poetry and encourage literacy and learning throughout Lima and Allen County.
The Lima Poet Laureate will create projects for the two-year term and engage with a variety of constituencies, enriching the lives of residents by sharing and promoting poetry through public appearances, readings, workshops, and digital/social media.
Applications are due by April 8 and are available at ArtSpace/Lima, 65 Town Square, or on their website at www.artspacelima.com.
The Lima Poet Laureate will have an office at ArtSpace, and you can call ArtSpace for more details at 419-222-1721
The Village of Bluffton is now using Everbridge as its Community Alert and Notification platform. Please follow this link to sign up to receive alerts from the Village of Bluffton https://member.everbridge.net/354871672832220/login
Easter Sunday will be celebrated at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, with two services. The Sunrise Service begins at 6:30 a.m. and the festival service begins at 9:30 a.m. on March 31. (They are identical services.)
The hotel at 117 Commerce Lane, Bluffton will be converted to a Holiday Inn Express, according to Najam Saleem. During the transition from Comfort Inn to Holiday Inn Express, reservations must be made by calling 419-358-6000.
The transition from one reservation system to another is expected to take some 2-3 months. After April 1 online reservations will be temporarily unavailable.
