The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club would like to invite you to join them for some fun shuffling. The club meets at the Buckeye Park shuffleboard courts on Monday and Saturday at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 4 p.m.

The club has all the supplies needed to play. All you need is a sturdy pair of shoes, no sandals please. The cost is just a yearly fee of $5.

For more information, contact Dorothy Steigerwalt 419-348-2190 or Carlton Habbager 419-358-0270.

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Prom is an exciting time for high school students and it should be a night to remember. Make it memorable for all the right reasons–keep the celebrations free of alcohol and drive safe. Area law enforcement will have extra enforcement scheduled for prom weekends.

The Lima/Allen County Safe Community Coalition wants to remind young drivers to be especially cautious during these special celebrations.

Recent water bills from the Village of Bluffton featured the following Community Messages:

Sportsmen's Club Trout Derby
Sunday, May 7 from 2:00-4:30 p.m.

Community Clean Up
Dumpsters will be located at the Spring St. brush dump from Tuesday, May 30-Thursday, June 1. For village residents only.

Farmers Market
Every Saturday May 6-Ocotber 28
8:30-noon

2022 Village Income Tax Returns due April 18, 2023

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

By Tracy Turner, OSU-CFAES
Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County.

A new online farm management course offered by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will help Ohio’s beginning farmers qualify for the requirements of the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program.

Called Farm On, the self-paced, on-demand farm financial management course was created by Ohio State University Extension professionals and is offered through OSU Extension’s new Farm Financial Management and Policy Institute (FFMPI), said Eric Richer, assistant professor and OSU Extension field specialist in farm management. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of CFAES.

“The Farm On financial management course was created to address the needs of Ohio’s new and beginning farmers who want to better prepare themselves to operate a commercial farm in Ohio and do that with a high level of economic stability while remaining profitable and responsible at every step along the way,” said Richer, who is the lead instructor for the Farm On course. “We believe Farm On will be a great deliverable to Ohio’s agriculture industry because it is on-demand, self-paced, and taught by Ohio State’s expert farm management instructors.”

On Fri., April 14, the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District opened the Ottawa Metro Park Campground for the 2023 season. 

The Ottawa Metro Park Campground season will run through October 14, 2023. 

Cost per night is $30, Seniors 60+ is $25 per night. Each site has water, electric, picnic table and fire ring. Campsites are available on a first come first serve basis.

Here's a peek at page 1 of the Spring 2023 Crime Victim Services quarterly newsletter. The agency, located at 330 N. Elizabeth St., Lima provides prevention, advocacy, and outreach services to the region.

4,698 VICTIMS SERVED IN 2022

118 STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

50+ COMMUNITY PARTNERS

2,877 PEOPLE REACHED WITH ANTI-VIOLENCE EDUCATION

Subscribe to the quarterly CVS newsletter at crimevictimservices.org/news#subscribe/

The 2022 annual report is HERE.

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