Spring clean-up for Village of Bluffton residents begins Friday, May 19.
Dumpsters will be located in the Spring Street recycling center, 455 N. Spring, from May 19 to May 30.
Items that may not be disposed of include hazardous material (motor oil, paint, ect.), vehicle batteries and tires.
Appliances that use Freon, such as refrigerators, will not be accepted unless the item is certified that the Freon has been legally removed and disposed of.
Bluffton Family Recreation is accepting registrations for two 3-on-3 tournaments in June.
A 3-on-3 basketball tournament is Saturday, June 10. It has three divisions including middle school, high school and adults. The tourney is double-elimination. Cost per team is $100.
A 3-on-3 soccer tournament has two sessions. The first is Saturday, June 24. The second is Saturday, July 29. It has two divisions including high school and adults. Cost per team is $80.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will be hold a free Community Meal on Wednesday, May 31, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora. The meal this month is provided by Rebecca Circle. The menu will be ham, potatoes, green beans, dessert and beverage.
Candace Downing, daughter of Craig and Lynn Downing of Columbus Grove, was awarded this year's Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship. She will attend Wright State University school of nursing in the fall.
The Auxiliary established a one-time $500 scholarship for an area student entering into a health/medical field of study.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a senior at an area high school and ranked in the top one-third of the class.
Five Bluffton High School softball players received all-Northwest Conference honors this week.
Averey Rumer, sophomore, was named to the all-NWC first team. Katie Prater, sophomore, was named to the all-NWC second team.
BHS honorable mentions were Jazmynn Wilson, senior, Abbie Parkins, senior, and Libby Schaadt, freshman.
Senior Ariana Schmiedebusch, a pitcher from Allen East, was named Player of the Year. Allen East coach Bill Mattevi was named Coach of the Year at the all-conference selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos.
Bluffton High School's student-planned baccalaureate service will take place outdoors this year.
The service, open to the public, takes place on College Avenue in front of the high school at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 25. The service includes several student speakers and a student praise and worship team.
In the event of rain, the service will move to St. Mary's Catholic Church.
