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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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Who Can I Turn To?

Posted by Staff on July 27, 2023 - 7:12am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) was a 1964 song released by Tony Bennett. The song was recorded again as a duet in 2011 with Queen Latifah and a second duet in 2012 with Gloria Estefan. Many of Tony Bennett’s songs became popular again with the help of Lady Gaga and their 2014 album and tour titled Cheek to Cheek. 

Tony Bennett passed away on July 21, 2023 leaving behind a wonderful legacy. He won 20 Grammy Awards. He set a Guinness World Record by being the oldest person to release an album with new material at the age of 95. 

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Bluffton's Motter Metro Park in bloom

Posted by Staff on July 27, 2023 - 6:00am

By Paula Scott

The Motter Metro Park in Bluffton, one of 15 Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District locations with pathways to explore, has a deceptively modest entrance and description. With 1.5 miles of trail, you might expect a hike with naturalist Dan Hodges to be a brief jaunt. And perhaps you've never pulled off at the entrance at 10740 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Road.

But for those who visited the park on a summer evening in July–in the company of a naturalist and other park enthusiasts–it proved to be a leisurely, flower-filled treat.

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Jacomet’s Martial Arts to hold ribbon cutting ceremony

Posted by Staff on July 27, 2023 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Jacomet’s Martial Arts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28. The event will take place at Jacomet’s Martial Arts dojo, 121 S. Main Street (lower level).

The business, which is owned by Tony Jacomet, runs its core program, Gen Yuan Kempo, September through May with multiple classes that group students by age and skill level–from ages as young as 5 through adults.

There is also an age 7-adult family/group evening class, offering busy families an alternative time slot, and an opportunity for parents to train alongside their children.

This year the program is expanding to offer teen/adult classes in Tai Chi, Jiu Jitsu and Yoga.

Classes offer detailed instruction with an emphasis on safe training and learning practical skills. 

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