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Food pantry volunteers

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2020 - 3:22pm

Volunteers prepared food packages for Saturday's Bluffton Community Assisitance food pantry clients. This is a change from previous month distributions. Click here for details. Monetary donations and food donations continue to be needed.

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Food pantry ready for Saturday's food distribution

This month volunteers have pre-packaged food bags for clients
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2020 - 3:17pm

Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry is preparing for Saturday’s pantry distribution in a new way, according to Ed Yeager, board president.

“For the safety of our clients, volunteers have pre-packaged food bags for pickup on Saturday,” he said. “The pre-packaged food will be distributed beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday once clients arrive.”

The food bags contain the same amount of pantry items that are available each month, it’s just that this month volunteers made the selections rather than clients.

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Bluffton schools education format and meals update

It is the school's mission to find the balance between providing a solid education and not overly burdening our students as they learn outside the traditional supports that are provided by a face-to-face setting
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2020 - 2:44pm

The following letter is on the Bluffton school website:

As we move into a new form of teaching and learning, Bluffton Schools are looking to provide the very best education possible to our students.

Our approaches will not be perfect, but please be assured that we will work hard and continue to improve and eventually excel at our new delivery formats.

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Go Fund Me page set up to help Bluffton businesses and employees

Set up to help those that are are having their income slashed, or the businesses that are in danger of closing
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2020 - 2:22pm

A Go Fund Me page was established today (March 19) to help Bluffton businesses and employees. Its goal is $25,000. Several local individuals have organized the page. The explanation follows: 

CLICK HERE to access the page.

As many of you are aware, our small community has been hit by the recent closures in Ohio. 

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Federal taxes payment deadline extended by 90 days

April 15 is still the filing deadline
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2020 - 2:13pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the Treasury Department has pushed back the April 15, 2020, tax payment deadline by 90 days.

This will give businesses and individuals additional time, potentially lessening cash-flow issues that many are facing. However, there is no extension of the April 15 filing deadline. 

The filing due date for 2019 individual and corporate income tax returns remains unchanged. Traditional extensions are still available for those needing more time to file a return.

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How local parents cope with the coronavirus

Posted by LizGH on March 19, 2020 - 2:00pm

By Liz Gordon-Hancock
If the last couple days are any indication, I’m in for a very bumpy, noisy, hectic ride. Parents across the state are scrambling to find childcare and/or helping their children accomplish learning at home, all whilst preparing for the possibility of enforced isolation from the coronavirus.

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