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The United Way of Bluffton, Beaverdam, and Richland Township would like to thank everyone who has purchased 50/50 tickets.
The prize money is $208. If you would still like to purchase 50/50 tickets you can still do so this coming Saturday, July 23, and Saturday, July 30, at the Farmers' Market in Bluffton.
Or you can contact the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, BFR, or Bluffton Child Development Center for tickets. The drawing is scheduled for Saturday, July 30.
A male and female downy woodpecker have a dinner of peanuts on the Icon feeder. The photo below includes Mrs. W with a juvenile family member. Mr. W was not happy with the juvenile's behavior and sent it away from the table.
A mandatory meeting for middle school and high school parents and athletes playing fall sports in Bluffton takes place at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 28, in the BHS gym.
Over 300 signatures of registered Bluffton voters were delivered to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer, on Monday.
The signatures are part of citizen-led initiative to referend Bluffton council’s Ordinance 9-16, passed on June 20. The ordinance establishes a surcharge on water and sewer accounts in the village.
Those passing the petitions provided the following statement:
“If the ordinance went into affect a typical Bluffton family using 400 cubic feet of water per month will experience a 28 percent increase in their monthly water and sewer bill.
ArtSpace/Lima announces the opening of ArtSpace/Pops 2016: A Fine Craft Invitational in The Ellen Nelson Gallery, on Sunday, July 31. Several of the artists are from Bluffton.
ArtSpace/Pops 2016 features all new works by 22 area craftsmen and -women in a joint showing which builds on the success of its predecessors.
Artists on display work in wood, metal, clay, paper, fabric and various jewelry-oriented combinations of metals and beads.
