The second in a series of monthly concerts on the lawn at Bluffton Presbyterian will take place Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9:30 a.m.
This event will be an old-fashioned sing-along. Remember (before gadgets and earphones) when family and friends would gather around the piano and share the fun of singing old and new favorites? The musicians at Bluffton Presbyterian will be on hand Saturday morning with song sheets to entice the community to participate in some good music and fellowship.
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, (567-226-1120) is featuring local summer vegetables in its offerings for August:
●Rolled Skirt Steak stuffed with herbed goat cheese, mushrooms and spinach, served over potato cakes with pan-flashed green beans and drizzled mushroom sherry sauce
●Summer Ratatouille over lemon herb pasta
●Marinated herbed shrimp over lemon sautéed zucchini ribbons, marinated tomatoes, ricotta cheese and basil pesto risotto
●Eggplant Caponata flatbread with fresh goat cheese and fresh basil
Have you noticed those fresh yellow stripes on Bluffton streets and roads. Last week the Allen County Engineers Department passed through Bluffton with lots of yellow paint. Here the paint truck heads west on Columbus Grove Road.
Blanchard River Watershed Partnership receives a $29,930 grant for “Sediment and Phosphorus Reduction in the Middle Riley Creek watershed.”
The Great Lakes Commission has awarded the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP) a $29,930 Great Lakes Basin Funding grant for sediment and phosphorus reduction in the Middle Riley Creek watershed.
Since most of the land use in the Middle Riley Creek watershed (72.6%) is for growing crops, the Best Management Practices (BMPs) will be used on fields to prevent the loss of phosphorus and soil from the fields.
Emily Butte finds some gladiolus cuttings from the Bluffton Farmers' Market. She is the daughter of Amy and Tom Butte and granddaughter of Nancy and Jerry Suter. The market, in Citizens National Bank parking lot, is open Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Stratton Auto Sales, 220 N. Main St., has expanded its services and has a new name, reflecting this expansion, according to Shawn and Jay Stratton, owners.
Under the new name of Stratton Auto Group, the business now operates Stratton Auto Sales, Main Street Rentals and Bluffton Auto Repair Center.
“We are very excited about our expansion and look forward to continuing to serve current customers and add new ones,” said Shawn and Jay.
