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2021 Bluffton Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report

Posted by Staff on June 19, 2022 - 6:00am

The Village of Bluffton has posted the annual report on water quality. which was announced on recent water bills.

The report below is available on the village website and as a PDF file.

Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For 2021

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Father’s Day inspiration

Posted by Paula Scott on June 19, 2022 - 6:00am

By Paula Scott

Father’s Day shouldn’t pass without a mention in the Icons. I’m sorry to say that Mother’s Day 2022 passed without note on our Bluffton site, while Ada received a shopping countdown. Indeed, gifts and meals are often how we lavish love on family members. In my own family, Mother’s Day has been squeezed in between countless soccer tournaments and graduations, while Father’s Day in June seems a bit more leisurely.

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Bluffton is home of the “ashless cigar”

Posted by Staff on June 19, 2022 - 6:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Created by a 1919 BHS graduate 
It’s a little-known fact that Bluffton, Ohio, is the home of the patented “ashless cigar.”

Why there’s no sign at the edge of town stating this fact is something I’ve never quite figured out. Perhaps it’s time to do something about it. So, here’s me doing something.

This cigar information is a long-held secret in my family, who happens to hold the patent.

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Historical Bluffton
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GROB apprentices report for work

Posted by Paula Scott on June 19, 2022 - 5:49am

GROB Systems Inc. shared this photo of new apprentices starting at the Bluffton manufacturing plant the week of June 13. During their first two years, they will be earning company-paid Associates Degrees in Engineering Technology.

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2022 Triplett Foundation grants total $4,700 

Posted by Staff on June 18, 2022 - 6:00am

Three separate grants make up The R.L. and Etta L. Triplett Foundation’s 2022 grant distribution, which totals $4,700, according to Tomm Triplett, foundation board president.

This year’s distribution includes $2,000 for a scholarship given to Olivia McCamery, $1,375 to Bluffton Family Recreation and $1,375 to the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association.

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Larry Diller's last field trip

Posted by Staff on June 18, 2022 - 6:00am

In late May, Mr. Armstrong’s and Mrs. Raeburn's third grade classes at Bluffton Elementary School were taken to Sauder Village in Archbold by bus driver Larry Diller.

This was Diller's very last field trip assignment. He has now retired from bus driving, after 12 years of service to the Bluffton Exempted Village Schools district.

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