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
UPDATED 9:20 A.M. with cancellation of May 27 public hearing and meeting packet.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The Village of Bluffton Council held a regular meeting on May 12 at Bluffton Town Hall with all council members present.
The meeting included mention of a May 27 public hearing regarding an artificial turf practice field proposed by the Bluffton Schools for a space across and closing Vine St. at Lawn. (This meeting has since been cancelled.) Council heard reports on EMS equipment needs and updates to both the EMS and Fire stations.
Safety Services committee member Phill Talavinia recommended and council approved increased costs for powered ambulance cots and a new type of laryngeal scope.
Citizens National Bank of Bluffton presented a ceremonial check for $50K to the Bluffton Soccer Club on Monday, May 12 in support Legacy Park soccer fields. U8-U12 soccer players--and their chauffeurs--can look forward to a single practice and game facility on Snyder Rd. MORE
By Alaina Kortokrax, Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
In 1578, Dr. Guillaume de Baillou of France recorded the first known outbreak of whooping cough in Paris. The cough has a high-pitched whoop sound lending itself to the common name of whooping cough. The medical term for whooping cough is pertussis. Due to the long duration of the cough from 6-10 weeks or longer, whooping cough has also been referred to as the 100-day cough.
