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Bills approved by council on Aug. 23

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2010 - 6:08pm

Bluffton council approved several bills at its Aug. 23 meeting. To view the bills approved click on the image.

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Public Meetings
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July police summary

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2010 - 6:06pm

Bluffton Police Chief Rick Skilliter provided The Icon with the July police summary. Click on image to enlarge.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Village wants information meeting with North Dixie property owners

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2010 - 5:33pm

Bluffton council hopes to hold a meeting as soon as possible after Labor Day with the property owners of the North Dixie Highway area that is part of a proposed annexation into the village.

The village meeting with property owners is to answer questions and concerns of all involved. Issues involving the proposed annexation were discussed at Monday's Bluffton council meeting.

Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, said that the Allen County Map Office has received the annexation survey from Bacon and Associates. The office personnel are reviewing the survey.

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Public Meetings
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Second-floor structural framing underway at hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2010 - 3:47pm

Several projects are underway this week in the Bluffton Hospital construction project.

Workers are beginning to erect the structural framing of the two-story addition, which includes the new emergency department and other services.

Workers are also finishing the roof for the new operating room area located on the corner of Garau Street and Harmon Road, as well as laying format for new walls and hanging HVAC duct work in this area.

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Regional news
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Rosemary Fox 1921-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2010 - 12:05pm
Rosemary Fox

Rosemary Fox, 88, of Arlington, died at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at The Heritage, Findlay. She was born on Dec. 12, 1921, to the late Orville T. and Vera (Hughes) Castor in Arlington. She married Thomas D. Fox on April 25, 1942, in Lawton, Okla., and he survives.

She is also survived by a a daughter, Nancy (Gary) Ruppright of Mt. Cory; two grandsons: Rick and Peter (P.J.); and one great-grandson, Joshua.

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Obituaries
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Big Brothers Big Sisters seeking adult mentors

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 23, 2010 - 11:51am

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Allen County invite adults, college and high school students to consider volunteering as a mentor to youth this school year, according to John Neville, director of the program.

Several opportunities are available to mentor youth ages 6 to 14 (firstthrough eighth grade). Big Brothers Big Sisters offers a program in the Bluffton schools.

"Our program works around the mentor's schedule," said Neville. "We matchmentors with children whose interests are similar. Men are matched with boys. Women are matched with girls."

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Regional news
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