It's all about the last person dribbling. A youth basketball clinic at Bluffton Family Recreation last week enabled future Pirates to gain roundball skills. Here's one of the games underway.
Bluffton council heard updates on several summer projects in the village during Monday’s council meeting.
• The Bluffton in Bloom committee continues working on the yet-to-be named public space in the former Presbyterian Church alley.
An assortment of seats, tables and planters are now in place. Several donations are making the project possible. Those donors include J&D Snyder Excavating, Bluffton Stone Co., Patriot Concrete and Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
• Within the next two weeks Hohenbrink Excavating will finish the West Elm Street project.
E. Elwood James, 84 of Mt. Cory died July 23, 2019, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 27, at Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Bluffton.
Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
The following Bluffton council committee meetings and related meetings are scheuled in July and August. All meetings are in the town hall.
Parks & Rec - Monday, July 29, at noon
Ordinance - Monday, July 29, at 5:30 p.m.
Streets, Alleys & Sidewalks - Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m.
Utilities - Tuesday, July 30, at 4 p.m.
Personnel - Wednesday, July 31, at noon
Pathway Board - Thursday, Aug. 1, at noon
Personnel - Wednesday, Aug. 7, at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m.
A special council meeting of the Bluffton council on Thursday, July 25, at 8 p.m. on the third floor of the Town Hall, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss personnel.