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JAMPD programs: Stream stroll just for kids, '60s Survivors Band, Intro to Archery

Posted by Staff on July 28, 2023 - 10:07am

Check out three programs presented in early August by Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District:

JUST FOR KIDS: STREAM STROLL
Ottawa Metro Park-Amphitheatre, 2632 Ada Rd. Lima

1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Friday, August 4 and Saturday, August 5
Kids, ages 5-12, are invited to explore life in a creek. We will be searching  the creek for clues of who lives there by using dip nets and hand lenses. Be  prepared to get wet and muddy. Wear old clothing and water shoes, rubber boots  or old gym shoes. Register by August 2 by calling 419-221-1232, or online at  www.jampd.com.

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Drumroll please, for a growing Bluffton business

Posted by Paula Scott on July 28, 2023 - 6:09am

Work preparing the building at 111 Cherry St. for a new retail presence continues. The former Family Dollar location will be the new home for Family Hardware LLC, currently operating at 109 N. Main St. Stay tuned for a look inside both spaces.

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Bluffton council meeting summary for July 24

Posted by Staff on July 28, 2023 - 6:00am

Accessory Dwelling Units discussion scheduled for August 2

The 29 page packet for this meeting is attached HERE.

By Andy Chappell-Dick

Bluffton Village Council met at Town Hall on July 24 with a familiar agenda (pages 1-2):  hear committee reports, vote on legislation, and oversee the activities of Village administration. I would have said there's nothing better to watch on a Monday night, but while we were four in the public gallery, I have it on good authority that at that very hour several hundred citizens had packed in cheek to jowl at another hall two blocks south to watch a movie about Barbie. I took heart; few of them were voters.

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
Reporting first for the Ordinance Committee, Councilor Mitch Kingsley raised the topic of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The committee has long wanted to address a possible update to the Village's zoning ordinance. With the near-completion of the collaborative Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow comprehensive plan, said Kingsley, "we ask with apprehension, is zoning now on the table?"  ADUs have long existed in Bluffton, and with some inquiries about building new ones coming in, Village Administrator Jesse Blackburn was asking the committee if the present rules might need a modernization. 

A systematic look at how other communities have handled the trend is underway, and the committee meets again on August 2 at 5 p.m. to continue talks.  Like all Village meetings, it's open to the public.

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Bluffton and Pandora National Night Out celebrated on August 1

Posted by Paula Scott on July 28, 2023 - 5:52am

Fireworks follow the free celebration at the Community Pool

By Paula Scott

You won’t have to open your wallet to have an evening of fun on Tuesday, August 1, when the Bluffton and Pandora police departments are hosting a free party. This is the ninth year that the greater Bluffton area has enjoyed National Night Out with local first responders and is the 40th year as a nationwide event.

The celebration will be followed by a fireworks display courtesy of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and its member donors.

The local event will take place from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Road. There will be free swimming, food, snacks, inflatables, music by XtrSound DJ services, touch-a-truck, mini-golf, and more. 

National Night Out was founded as a way to promote community and police relations and partnerships. For more information on National Night Out on the national level, visit www.natw.org/ Attendance at the local event has more than quadrupled since 2015, when some 500 attendees came to the celebration. 

First responders from all safety services will be at National Night Out to talk with residents and provide information about their departments. Tours of fire trucks and EMS units will be part of touch-a-truck activities.

Food and drinks are made possible by donations and volunteer support. No taxpayer dollars are used to create National Night Out. Supporters of the 2023 Bluffton-Pandora National Night Out are listed below:

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July 25 Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife Officers 

Posted by Staff on July 28, 2023 - 5:15am

Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two 
During the spring walleye run, anglers travel from all over the country to catch their limit of fish. While working sportfishing enforcement along the Maumee River, State Wildlife Officer Nathan Robinson, assigned to Van Wert County, and State Wildlife Officer Ethan Bingham, assigned to Williams County, observed a group of anglers snag several walleye. The fish were placed on stringers and the anglers continued to fish. The officers contacted the anglers, confiscated the snagged fish, and issued multiple summonses for the violations.   

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Preserving summer's bounty is subject of Bluffton-Pandora Gardeners meeting

Posted by Staff on July 27, 2023 - 8:40am

6:00 p.m. on August 1
9900 S. Main St., Bluffton Community Garden

The Gardeners of the Bluffton Pandora Area will host the August Garden Club Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1 at the Bluffton Community Garden. 

Jennifer Little, OSU Hancock County Extension Educator, will be speaking about preserving summer's bounty through canning, freezing, and other types of storage. 

Organizers invite you to “bring your questions to our program. Afterwards, we will have a short update on crops that can still be planted for fall harvesting (think cold crops), and then folks are welcome to ask gardening questions and check out our Discovery Plots (4x8), Large Plots (20'x60), and our Monarch Waystation (over 35 natives).”

Meetings are free and open to the public. It is recommended to bring a friend–and chairs.

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