FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton-Pandora Garden Club will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St.
The new program topic is "Foraging Wild Food, Forest Bathing, and the Sensory Experience of Nature." Doreen Martin, a certified natural mindfulness guide, from the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District is the presenter.
Garden club programs are all free and open to the public.
Evan Skilliter '14, assistant professor of health, fitness and sport science at Bluffton University, will present "The Cost of Competition: What's Happened to Youth Sports and Can We Fix It?" at 11 a.m. on Sept. 23 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Skilliter will examine how modern youth sports systems can suppress healthy development in young athletes and explore ways to reclaim their original purpose: joy, growth and connection.
The Bluffton Child Development Center, 325 County Line Rd. Bluffton Ohio 45817, announces sponsorship of the USDA-funded Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for Fiscal Year 2026.
See the attached document for eligibility guidelines effective July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is back in action with monthly breakfast meetings after a brief summer hiatus. The September 12 meeting introduced members to new Bluffton University President Alex Sider.
BACC director Jim Enneking also provided the following chamber updates.
FLYERS PROMOTE RETAIL AND SERVICES
Chamber members are being promoted with tear-off flyers. A list of retail businesses has been distributed and a services version is in the works.
While Cigarette creek is currently dry due to lack of rain, Village crews have prepared for wetter conditions in Bluffton's Village Park. The adaptations will protect the park road where it crosses the creek.
Signing with Joy: ASL Family Storytime is a new program at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St.
The program will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the third Monday of the month September-December.
This family storytime event is an opportunity to learn and experience American Sign Language through stories, games and interactive play. The event is open to everyone; no registration is required.
