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Next chamber cash mob Thursday at Greg's Pharmacy

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 18, 2015 - 5:26pm

Greg's Pharmacy, 126 N. Main St., Bluffton, will host this month's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce cash mob.

The event is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 20. Greg's cash mob offers the following:

• Stretchable book covers regularly $1.99 are only 99 cents each (limit 3 per customer)
• All customers may register for a $50 shopping spree at Greg's. 

The monthly cash mobs are sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. The idea behind the cash mob is to promote shopping locally.

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Swiss Historical Society celebrates 175th anniversary of first Mennonite Church in Swiss Settlement

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 17, 2015 - 5:24pm

A celebration of the 175th anniversary of the founding of the first Mennonite Church in the Bluffton-Pandora area will take place in a daylong event on Sunday, Aug. 30. Bluffton Swiss Community Historical Society is the event sponsor.

The celebration takes place at the site of the original log church, near 17876 Road 4, Pandora. The celebration will include a worship service, lectures, displays, hymns, and a traditional Swiss meal held under a large tent.

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Bluffton chamber launches map project - so you can find your way around town

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2015 - 4:15pm

Where’s the town hall? Where’s the swimming pool? Where’s the library?

Help in answering these questions is on the way, thanks to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.

This fall the chamber will create the first two of several large mounted full-color maps of Bluffton.

Each mounted map is three feet wide by two feet tall. The maps will be mounted on easy-to-read stands to be placed throughout the village. In addition, maps will be available for businesses to post inside their stores.

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Icon photo essay: Bluffton Farmers' Market

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2015 - 4:04pm

Welcome to Saturday morning in downtown Bluffton.

From early May to late October - Bluffton’s Farmers’ Market greets you from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Citizens National Bank parking lot.

In its 11th season, now operated by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, it continues to grow.

Bluffton’s Farmers’ Market offers lots of products to shoppers wanting home-grown veggies, fruit, herbs and flowers.

There’s also coffee, cakes, pies, rolls, maple syrup and lots of in-season garden items.

Our photo essay scratches the market’s surface. Please enjoy.

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Chamber provides fall Bluffton calendar - now to Nov. 30

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2015 - 1:16pm

Here is the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce fall calendar covering events taking place in Bluffton from mid-August to the end of November.

Every Saturday, Farmers’ Market, Citizens National Bank parking lot, 8:30 a.m.-noon

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Another Bluffton weekend with lots of activities

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 13, 2015 - 5:00pm

Looks like another fun weekend with plenty of activities planned in Bluffton.

Here's a capsule of events:

Friday

Bluffton Family Recreation will hold a Harlan’s chicken barbecue from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, in the BFR parking lot.

The barbecue is a fundraiser for the BFR turf project for the gym and arena. Tickets are $10 each. Each meal includes one-half chicken, potato salad, green beans and a roll.

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