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As Bluffton begins to reopen it's time to check the business status update

Cooperative effort of the Icon and Bluffton chamber; provides all local business details
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2020 - 5:56pm

If you want to know what businesses in Bluffton are open, the Bluffton Icon and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce can help you.

The cooperative effort of chamber and Icon provides a business status update, and it offers lots of new information as Ohio starts to reopen.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE BUSINESS STATUS REPORT

The report is divided into the following groups for easy access:
• Food
• Leisure
• Retail
• Services
• Worship

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Here yesterday, gone today

With floods in our memories, what should we call yesterday's Riley Creek conditions?
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2020 - 2:06pm

Bluffton’s flood experiences require news outlines like the Icon to select with care words fitting the weather conditions of the day.

To call Tuesday’s waterflow a flood might be overkill. To call it a deluge, well, that too, is in question. Same with torrent, saturation of water, flash flood and even high waters.

To view the bank of the Riley overflowing into the Buckeye once upon a time was a rare and frightful experience. Not so in 2020. Tuesday’s rain blocked roadways, but hardly touched East College Avenue at Harmon Field. Same to Vance Street and Cherry.

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Bluffton Memorial Day parade, ceremony, barbecue canceled

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2020 - 11:14am

Bluffton American Legion Post 382, has canceled all its public Memorial Day events, according to Dennis Morrison of the Legion.

This year's event canceled are the traditional Memorial Day parade, ceremony at Maple Grove Cemetery and the chicken barbecue.

 

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Bluffton in spring cleaning mode

Dumpsters at Spring Street until Thursday
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2020 - 4:07pm

Bluffton's annual clean-up week began today and runs through Thursday, May 21. Dumpsters are in place at the Bluffton recycle center on Spring Street.

Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, cautioned that the following items are not accepted:
• Hazardous material (motor oil, paint, etc.)
• vehicle batteries
• Tires
• Appliances that use Freon (refrigerators, unless these are certified that Freon is legally removed and disposed of properly)

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Bluffton parks and rec board meets at 5 p.m. today

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2020 - 3:08pm

The Village of Bluffton Parks and Recreation Committee will meet via Zoom on Monday, May 18, at 5 p.m.  To attend the meeting contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected].  
 

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6th Ride to Remember goes virtual this summer

Riders will complete on their own anytime from now until the end of July
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2020 - 3:00pm

The Bluffton Lions Foundation will host the 6th annual Ride to Remember in a virtual format this summer.

The public ride that was scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 11, will now be a ride that riders will complete on their own anytime from now until the end of July.

Maps with routes will be provided, but riders may also complete routes in their own communities, or through spinning indoors. The registration fee for the virtual ride will be a donation to the Bluffton Pathways Project, which will be collected during the online registration process.

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