Over 120 area children are traveling through time to learn about God's love through the Community VBS program this week.
Bluffton Presbyterian Church is the host church for the Bible Blast to the Past event. Six other area churches are providing volunteer leadership for Bible story, crafts, mission and service, snacks and a special preschool track.
Sponsoring churches include: English Lutheran Church, Emmanuel UCC, First Mennonite Church, First United Methodist Church, St.John's UCC, St. Mary's Catholic Church and Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
Here's the recipe for the first-place pie in this year's Bluffton's Relay for Life pie baking contest held in mid-June.
Marj Rettig’s Chocolate Pecan Pie
1 unbaked 9-inch deep-dish pie pastry
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
1 cup dark corn syrup
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup water
4 large eggs
¼ cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons cornmeal
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon table salt
Bluffton council will hear a report from its Recreation Committee on recommendations to upgrade the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. The report is part of the Monday council agenda.
The committee, meeting on July 6, discussed pool resurfacing.
The report summary follows:
At age 21, the pool is due for some serious maintenance work, specifically resurfacing.
Jesse Henry and Bradley Wright, assisted by Brad's father Mike, performed a concert on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn on Saturday. Here are Jesse (left) and Brad, warming up. Both are BHS grads. CLICK FOR A VIDEO.
