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Six Bluffton gardens featured on Et Cetera Shop Inc. tour, June 29-30

Posted by Staff on June 17, 2024 - 5:58am

Et Cetera Shop, Inc. of Bluffton, will hold a garden tour June 29-30. The tour is one of several events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization which created a network of nonprofit shops in Bluffton.

Tickets for the garden tour are $5 per person and are available at Et Cetera Thrift Shop (327 N Main), Bluffton Ten Thousand Villages (115 S. Main) and Book ReViews (123 S. Main).

Gardeners hosting stops on the tour: 

  • JP and Tim Schumacher, 127 Riley St.
  • Tim Byers, Et Cetera Shop Cozy Garden, 327 N. Main St. (near the drop-off platform on Washington St.) 
  • Beth Boehr, 126 Jackson St.
  • Jodi and Dave Miller, 207 Swiss Circle
  • Larry and Bev Armstrong, 203 Swiss Circle
  • Bruce and Keith Augsburger,  217 S. Main St.

Representatives from all three shops will be at the gardens.

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Letter: Around the world with your five senses

Posted by Staff on June 16, 2024 - 7:35am

By Wendy Chappell-Dick
Manager of Ten Thousand Villages Bluffton

In the last weeks before school let out, Ten Thousand Villages hosted four classes of 2nd graders who were able to “travel around the world” using sight, smell, sound, taste and touch.

“We may seem like a store, but we are so much more,” I told the children. Ten Thousand Villages is actually a non-profit, with a mission to help some of the poorest people in the world earn a living. By providing a market for international handmade crafts and gifts, Ten Thousand Villages empowers people to help themselves. 

Volunteers who work at Ten Thousand Villages set up the store in order of continents. The children could see colorful crafts from Asia, India, Central and South America, Africa and the Middle East. 

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Excessive heat watch issued by National Weather Service, June 17-21

Posted by Staff on June 16, 2024 - 7:18am

The National Weather Service has issued the following urgent weather message for the forecast region including Bluffton: Excessive Heat Watch in effect from Monday morning (June 17) through Friday evening (June 21). Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 100 degrees.

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Senior Center will be open for Saturday Discovery Days

Posted by Staff on June 16, 2024 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Senior Center has announced that they will be open on the fourth Saturday of the month to give shoppers a chance to stop by the store during Discovery Days. Their hours will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Spectrum Salon: Cheers to 10 years!

Posted by Paula Scott on June 15, 2024 - 8:09am

This week Many Kinn (right), owner of Spectrum Salon at 422 N. Main St., celebrated 10 years in business. Kinn notes that the business began as hair only but now also provides nail, spa, sugaring and makeup services. Stylist Cassie Weyer (left) is also celebrating 10 years at Spectrum.

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Letter: Bluffton National Night Out made possible by donors, volunteers

Posted by Staff on June 15, 2024 - 7:18am

Dear Business and Community Partners, 

The Bluffton and Pandora Police Departments are in the planning stages for holding our annual National Night Out celebration. This year marks a milestone as this will be our 10th annual event! We are so thankful for the assistance from the communities of Bluffton and Pandora over the years, and we hope that you will continue to assist with this event. If you haven't helped in the past, we will welcome your assistance this year!

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