Bluffton will celebrate Memorial Day with a parade, ceremony at Maple Grove and chicken barbecue following the ceremony. Events take place on Monday, May 31.

The traditional Memorial Day parade forms at 9:15 a.m. in front of the town hall. Community groups are invited to participte. At 9:30 a.m. the parade will head south on Main Street to Maple Grove Cemetery. There a ceremony will take place at approximately 10:30 a.m.

The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 will hold a chicken barbecue. Serving will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Citizens National Bank parking lot on Main Street.

Tickets are $7 each and dinners include one-half chicken, baked potato and green beans and roll. The barbecue will be from Harlan's of Pandora. Tickets are on sale now from legion members.