Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule in March. Those follow:
March 6 – Street and alley, 5:30 p.m.
March 7 – Tree Commission
March 18 – Special council meeting,
awarding Jefferson Street project contracts, 7 p.m.
March 25 – Public hearing, Jefferson Street improvements, 7:15 p.m.
Bluffton seniors will hear about “upcycling” -no, it’s not bicycling - during the Senior Center Association’s noon, Monday, March 11, dinner meeting, according to Tonya Meyer.
Chrissy Lugibihl, Et Cetera Shop manager, will show some objects made from used items, much like the rag rugs made from old blue jeans at the Center.
This is a potluck meal and members are invited to bring a dish to share, plus a place setting.
Several additional events are on the Center’s March calendar. Those follow:
Theda Good, a First Mennonite Church pastor, places the mark of the cross on the forehead of Jeremy Mann, pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ. On Wednesday morning several Bluffton pastors provided a launch of Lent in front of Bluffton Presbyterian Church in an Ashes to Go ceremony.
Here are recent results from Bluffton University baseball and softball teams in Florida this week.
Baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After kicking off the season with two wins, the Beavers dropped a pair on Monday, March 4, to Moravian (11-8) and Ohio-rival Otterbein University (8-3). Bluffton fell to 2-2 on the year with seven games left in the Sunshine State.
University junior Parker Reynolds (Avon) earnd the first Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week award for the 2019 baseball season. It marks his first Hitter of the Week award as a Beaver.
Vendors with non-commercial arts and crafts are invited to register for the 48th annual Bluffton Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday, May 11. The 9 a.m.-3 p.m. street-festival style show is held on Bluffton’s charming Main Street and includes attractions for the whole family, including food, live music, and children’s activities.
