Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members will learn about how two Bluffton residents have gone "green" in business. Bob Fett, co-partner with his brother, Dave, is the featured speaker at the 7:30 a.m., Friday, March 11, chamber breakfast.
The event, in the community room of the town hall, is open to the public, but requires an RSVP to attend. The complete and free breakfast is provided by Richland Manor. Serving begins at 7 a.m. The meeting begins at 7:30 a.m.
The season of Lent is upon us. Several Bluffton churches launch the season with an Ash Wednesday service (March 9). That service usually includes distribution of ashes.
A complete list of mid-week and other special Lenten services will be published next week. Here is a listing of Ash Wednesday services in The Icon viewership area:
o Bluffton Presbyterian Church - 7 p.m.
o First Mennonite - 8 p.m., in fellowship hall
o English Lutheran - 6 p.m.
Fellowship soup supper prior to service
Bluffton's Feb. 28 flood damages are estimated at $179,400, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief. It is likely that the figure will climb.
Skilliter released additional figures for the response to the flooding:
o Village General Fund Expenditures (payroll, supplies, dumpsters) - $3,707.96
o Total sandbags generated - 2,354
o Volunteers (making sandbags, feeding assistance) - 182 (average 2 hours of work per person) = 364 hrs
