Ohio registered voters have received absentee balloting material from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office for the Tuesday, Nov. 6, general election.
To request an absentee ballot, simply complete the attached application and return it to your county board of elections as far in advance of the election as possible.
During the absentee voting period you may visit your county board of elections or designated early vote center to vote in person.
Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church will hosts its 5th annual "DeColores Dash" 5-K color run/walk in conjunction with Bluffton Family Recreation as part of this year's Bluffton Fall Festival.
This year's event takes place Saturday, Sept. 22, at BFR, 215 Snider Road. Registration begins at 4 p.m. and the race/walk at 5 p.m.
There is a $20 pre-registration fee. Participants 10 and under have no registration fee.
Since its inception, this annual event has generated over $8,000 for local charities.
Teresa Lambert of the Hancock County Historical Museum, will present a program at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center about famous local entertainers on Monday. The talk, free and open to the public, is at 3 p.m. at the center, 132 N. Main St., according to Tonya Meyer, director.
This is the first of monthly programs provided by the Hancock museum at the sernior Center. The next program is Monday, Oct. 8. The program theme is “Driving Track Auto Industry.”
Bluffton seventh graders will have an overnight learning experience in October. Eighth graders will take a trip to the nation’s capital in May.
Both trips are annual experiences for junior high students. Bluffton’s school board will make these official during its Monday night school board meeting.
Seventh graders will participate in Outdoor School at Camp Berry, Arlington, Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 10 to 12. Eighth graders have an option to participate in a trip to Washington, D.C., Monday to Thursday, May 20 to 23.
Bluffton High School class of 1948 celebrated its 70th class reunion on Sept. 4 at Maple Crest. Eleven of the 14 remaining members attended. Back row from left, Harriett Burkhart Moyer, Wade Oberly, Earl Hauenstein, Maurice Garmatter and Don Herr. Front from left, Mary Jane Burkholder Gilliom, Ceacle Potee Shields, Peggy Eckenwiler Augsburger, Marilyn Fett Bullock, Mary Schmidt Amstutz and Jean Burkholder Reichenbach.
