May 2013

Jim Kinn of Kirtland's Auto Sales, 302 N. Main St., Bluffton, announces a new "manager's special." The vehicle is a 2010 Honda Civic LX with 36,772 miles and is listed at $15,895. For more details on the vehicle open the attachment at the bottom of this story or call Kirtland's at 419-358-4821.

Bluffton Public Library is hosting a free “Touch a Truck” event from 4 - 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, to kick off its “Dig Into Reading” summer reading programs. Kids of all ages will have fun exploring and asking questions about all types of vehicles. More than a dozen different businesses and individuals will be bringing vehicles to the event.

 

Stephen Tatarkov, Bluffton High School junior, is the April BHS student of the month. At Bluffton he is a member of the high school math club. He has a 4.0 grade point average.

He participates on an indoor soccer team. He is a three-year letterman for soccer and a two-year letterman for track. He received the All-District and All-Ohio award in soccer. He was the Honda Mathematics Gold Medal Award Winner.

 

The Friends of the Library are looking for area golfers June 1.

The Birdies for Bookworms Golf Outing sponsored by the Friends of the Bluffton Public Library is Saturday, June 1, with registration and a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m..

The cost is $50 per golfer or $200 per team. The format of the outing is a 4-person scramble. The registration fee includes the round of golf, the golf cart and a chicken dinner. 

The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club will host a free demonstration and open house for any adult interested in learning the game of shuffleboard or more about the Bluffton Club.

The event will be held Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. on the courts in Buckeye Park off Spring Street.

The club meets regularly throughout the summer for informal mixers on Mondays and Saturdays at 10 a.m., Thursdays at 5 p.m., and hosts several state and local tournaments during the season.

Contact Ralph Peterson, president, at 419-365-5712 with any questions.

Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs recommends small business owners consider registering for a webinar "Working Towards A Work Life Balance," which airs May 23. Here is information about the event.

To register for this workshop click here.

SCORE, a nonprofit association helping small businesses get off the ground, kicks off Small Business Week an entire month early with this educational, information backed webinar.

Bluffton council will receive an update on Monday night from Jerry Cupples, Bluffton zoning inspector. His report includes what Cupples terms his successes and failures.

Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, asked Cupples to provide council with the update on his efforts regarding property maintenance issues.

Cupples’s report follows:

TO: Mayor and Council:

Have you ever taken a llama for a walk? It's an interesting experience. Joy Stemen shows how it is done. She took one of the Hard Rock Llama Farm llamas for a walk during Saturday's arts and crafts show.

A clip of the journey is below.

Bluffton Trinity United Methodist will hold a 'Blessing of the Bikes' event on Saturday May, 11 at 5 p.m.

Everyone bring your motorcycles for the blessing promptly at 5 p.m..  Afterwards, the motorcycles will take a short road trip.  Activities for all ages will be available.  

Catered chicken dinners will be available for sale by Ted's Market.  Meals include half a chicken, baked beans, potato salad, roll, dessert and drink.  Price for dinners are $7 per meal and all proceeds benefit the church.  

There will also be a 50/50 raffle.

The Impressions, the award-winning show choir of Cory-Rawson High School,
will be presenting Cabaret 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 10 and
11 in the Cory-Rawson Auditorium.

Tickets are Adults-$8 and Students-$6 and can be purchased at the door
both Friday and Saturday evenings.  A Silent Auction will be held each night.

Please join us for a great night of entertainment with free refreshments
being served during intermission and for a chance to win great prizes!

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