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Saturday's Arbor Day celebration includes planting of three trees at Shannon Cemetery

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2015 - 6:56pm

Tree planting for Bluffton's Arbor Day 2015 will highlight the Shannon Cemetery Park project, according to Joanne Antibus, of the Bluffton Tree Commission.

The celebration takes place at the cemetery on Jefferson Street at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 25. It is open to the public.

Bluffton Tree Commission members will enhancing this native woodland environment with the planting of three native trees:
• Pin Oak,
• American Elm (Dutch Elm resistant variety) and a
• Sugar Maple.

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"Big Andy" tagged trout number 1 at 71st trout derby May 3

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2015 - 6:36pm

Anglers at the 71st annual Bluffton trout derby will be aiming for “Big Andy,” the number one trout named so in honor of Andy Herrmann, longtime Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club director.

The trout derby will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Buckeye Quarry, Main St., Bluffton. The derby includes more than 200 tagged trout with prizes to be awarded. Additional prizes will be awarded to the person who catches the longest trout and the person catching the first trout limit of four.

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Dumpsters at recycle center May 16-25

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 21, 2015 - 9:24am

Bluffton village spring clean-up takes place Saturday, May 16, and continues through Monday, May 25.

Dumpstsers will be located at the Spring Street recycle center during this period. Items that may not be disposed of include hazardous materials including motor oils, paint vehilcle batteries and tires.

Appliances that use Freon, such as refrigerators, will not be accepted unless these items are certified that the Freon has been legally removed and disposed of.

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Public invited to view prom decorations Saturday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 19, 2015 - 7:01pm

The Bluffton High School prom will be held on Saturday, April 25, from 8-11 p.m.at The Centre.

The theme this year is "Red Carpet Premiere." The public is invited to tour The Centre from 6:45-7:15 p.m.

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Some GOBA bikers looking for overnight stay in area homes

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 17, 2015 - 6:21am

Sunday, June 21, the GOBA (Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure) comes to Bluffton for an overnight stay. The estimate of the total number of bikers is around 2,500. Most of these bikers will tent on the Bluffton University campus or sleep in Burcky Gym.

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Generous Living: Tools for Giving seminar May 5 in town hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 16, 2015 - 5:12pm

A free seminar offered to anyone interested in learning more about ways to support one’s church, charity or other non-profit organization. 

Generous Living: Tools for Giving, will take place from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, at the Bluffton town hall, third floor.

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