The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., has issued its June 2025 newsletter, full of happenings for its members. The 10-page update is now also available by email.
JUNE 2 MEDIA RELEASE__Fred Steiner will present a Swiss family migration program at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5.
The presentation’s focus is on how and why ancestors of area residents immigrated to Bluffton, using the example of Steiner’s maternal great-grandparents, Rudolf and Barbara Amstutz Althaus.
Rudolf Althaus, who immigrated to America from Switzerland in 1845, owned a Bluffton general store and was also a trained landscape artist, painting scenes of Switzerland in oil, selling them to other Swiss immigrants.
On June 14 the Fred Arnold Memorial Charitable Golf Outing will put the gas in the tank of Bluffton American Legion Post 382’s financial support for local organizations. Each year, the Legion makes contributions to local charities and nonprofit organizations–thanks to the support of golfers in June.
In August 2024, Post 382 gave a total of $6,000 to nine local organizations.
Major sponsors for the 2025 event are Bluffton Paving, Bluffton Stone and Stratton Auto Group.
MAY 19 MEDIA RELEASE__A tradition which dates back more than 150 years continues to bring veterans and families together in Bluffton. The tradition: decorating the graves of America’s war veterans, known now as Memorial Day.
The members of Bluffton American Legion Post # 382 understand the bond and tradition: “We invite citizens of Bluffton and surrounding communities to join us in remembering those who died for our Freedom.”
Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora area (GBPA) hold monthly meetings exploring what to grow and how to grow plants in the home garden. Here are the times, dates and locations for meetings through November 2025.
May 15 at 6:00 p.m., Bluffton Public Library
Exploring Roses - different types and care - w/ Linda Finsel, Hancock Co. MGV
June 19 at 6:00 p.m., Bluffton Community Garden, entrance in the 9900 block of S. Main St.
Grow your own flower bouquets - w/ Kay Studer - owner Buckeye Blooms, and Allen Co. MGV
