The village is finalizing details on the Spring Street bridge deck replacement project. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, provided a report to council on Feb. 22.
His report stated that he met recently with Brion Rhodes on the project. As the schedule stands currently the project is projected have bid advertisements in April. Those bids may be awarded by council at the second meeting in May.
Construction could take place from early July through October. No cost estimates were issued on the project on Feb. 22.
What is the role of the village concerning the Groves' Bear building? That question was discussed during the Feb. 22 Bluffton council meeting. The answer, according to Steve Chamberlain, village solicitor, follows: The role of the village in this issue is safety and general zoning.
The issue was discussed as a result the heavy snow, which caused an apparent structural problem to the building last week. The building has been closed to the public since Thursday.
"Hey, let's build the largest snowman in Bluffton," Of course, anyone who tries, knows that a front-end loader is crucial to such an artistic task. The King family of Jennifer (in the photo), her brother, Justin, and parents, Dawn and Tim, became rather ambitious, or maybe the snow finally got to them. They created Frosty on Feb. 20. The masterpiece is on the King farm on Augsburger Road.
On Wednesday, March 3, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will hold a Lenten Service at 7 p.m.
Pastor Kenneth Engdahl from Grace Lutheran Church, Kenton, will preach on "Jesus Before Pilate-His Verdict or Ours." The students of grades 3-4 will sing "He Has Surely Borne our Sorrows" during the service and serve the meal which begins at 5:30 p.m.
Eagles
Scores bowled on: Feb.13
Boys High Game
Trevor Bunch 130
Trevor Bunch 130
Danny Setzer 114
Connor Dawson 111
Girls High Game
Molly McCracken 130
Ashley Sickles 121
Megan Davis 114
The food of Cameroon is rich in spices. The staple foods eaten by the people of Cameroon vary from region to region, depending on climate, and what is grown locally.
Eight Bluffton churches will come together in a worldwide ecumenical movement to observe a common day of prayer. The Bluffton service is at 7 p.m., Friday, March 5, at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
Services begin at sunrise in the Pacific and follow the sun across the globe on the day of celebration. Each year a different country serves as the writer of the World Day of Prayer worship service.
Note: Icon viewer Mary Ann Ring provided this timely cookie recipe.
Since the maple tapping season is almost upon us, we are lucky to have a few maple syrup making demonstrations in our area to check out. While you are at the Coldren-Crates Maple festival in Arlington or the Johnny Appleseed Maple Syrup Festival at Teddy Bear Park in Lima (both taking place March 13), pick up some maple syrup and try the maple sugar.
Issue #13
American McGee's Alice
Developer: Rogue Entertainment
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Mac, PC
Rating: M for Mature
Not satisfied with his recent remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton has wrangled Johnny Depp into unflattering makeup yet again, this time to play the Mad Hatter in a new version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
