Bluffton Marathon at 205 S Main has been a work site in recent days, while crews installed test wells as part of followup on a 2019 chemical release. Filling in this hole was all that remained to be done at the time of the Icon's visit.
The March 11 chamber breakfast at Bluffton Town Hall was sponsored by Eikenbary Landscape Co., which also provided a program on how the new business is using social media to broaden brand awareness in the community.
Owners Brett and Chase Eikenbary began their presentation by thanking Greenhorn for providing the breakfast, which included items from the 112 Vine St. restaurant’s new brunch menu. Coffee was provided by the Twisted Whisk Cafe.
The annual Bluffton Ride to Remember treats participating cyclists to a cinch sack full of goodies donated by Bluffton area businesses. In 2021, the items had an estimated value of $350.
How is that possible? Donors provide a variety of promotional items ranging from lip balm to coupons to snacks.
At the March 11 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, steering committee member Jenny Pilarowski detailed how the items bring visiting ride participants back to Bluffton and Bluffton residents into businesses they haven’t visited before.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host a member breakfast on Friday, March 11. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall, 154 N. Main.
Eikenbary Landscape is the breakfast sponsor; Greenhorn is the breakfast provider.
March 8 is International Women's Day, a designation celebrated by organizations including the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and by Bluffton's Ten Thousand Villages and Book Reviews shops.
Edna Ruth Byler started a global Fair Trade movement with a simple statement: “I’m just a woman trying to help other women.” She bought handmade goods for a fair price and sold them in the U.S. market, originally from the trunk of her car. The Bluffton store continues Edna's legacy and the work of Lois Kreider to bring the first Fair Trade gift and thrift store to the United States.
Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 327 N. Main, held a fundraiser on Monday, February 28 with all shopping proceeds for the day and donations made specifically for this purpose going to the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ukraine Emergency Response. Shop manager Chrissy Lugibihl reports that the store sent over $3,000 to MCC.
