Each Saturday this summer the Bluffton Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society will be open its Schumacher Homestead from 1 to 5 p.m. for self-guided or docent led tours.
Visitors will be able to tour the house, garden, summer kitchen, and workshop.
In addition, the barn will be open on the last Saturday of each of the three months. Public admission to the Homestead is $5 per person; however, current members of the Society and children 16 and under are admitted free.
Saturday’s in Bluffton become busy in the summer. This Saturday is no exception. The town will even close Main Street from Cherry to the Farmers’ Market for a specail event.
With a day like this, why leave town? Here’s the list of activities:
The Village of Bluffton launched its summer mosquito fogging season earlier this month.
According to Jesse Blackburn of the village the mosquito fogger will roam the village after 9 p.m. on Wenesdays. In the event of Wednesday rain or high winds, fogging takes place on Thursday evening.
Stratton Greenhouses employees hang nearly a dozen hanging flower baskets along Main Street on Friday. The hanging baskets compliment Stratton flower pots on the sidewalks, making Bluffton's downtown vibrant for the summer.
Bluffton High School Lady Pirate Som-R-Beast Barbell Club is underway.
Summer lifting hours are Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon with the following circuits: June 3, 10, 17, July 1, 22, 29, Aug. 5, 12, 19, 29 with running club on Fridays.
Campus Life announces its Wednesday evening summer pool party schedule at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
Parties are from 8:30 to 10 p.m. for sixth graders through seniors. Admission is $3. Each party offers pizza at $1 per slice and soft drinks for 50 cents each.
Pool party schedule:
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
Aug. 2
Aug. 16
Bluffton-Pandora directors are Jeremy Basinger, Matt Gillett and Gwen Sprague.
