The ALS Association Central & Southern Ohio Chapter will host an ALS Meet & Greet session in Bluffton from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, on the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St.
The gathering is designed for people with ALS, their families and caregivers, and others who have been caregivers in the past for someone with ALS. The purpose of the meeting is to share information and resources that can be helpful to those who are impacted by ALS, and to share insights gained as part of the ALS journey.
The 33rd annual Bluffton Senior Citizens and Bluffton Lions Club pancake and sausage benefit is Saturday, March 28, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., Bluffton.
Serving is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-sale of tickets is available at the Senior Center, or from senior citizen members or from Lions members. Tickets in advance are $6. Tickets at the door are $7.
Children through age 4 accompanied by an adult will have a free breakfast.
The March meeting of the Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will take place on Tuesday, March 17. Members and guests will dine at the Wild Hare BBQ, 903 W. Main St. in Van Wert at 6 p.m. A short business meeting will follow.
At 7 p.m, members and guests will tour the Van Wert County Courthouse at 121 E. Main St. Built in 1876, the Courthouse is a Second Empire structure and in 1974 was designated Van Wert County's first entry on the National Register of Historic Places. The public is invited.
Bluffton Lions Club members are selling tickets for the “shopping spree” to be held at the Community Market on Saturday, April 4.
Lions will sell tickets every Friday and Saturday at the Community Market now through April 4.
Proceeds from this project will go to the Lion’s Scholarship Fund that offers $500 scholarships available to high school seniors in Bluffton, Pandora-Gilboa and or Cory-Rawson Schools for their fall classes.
Bluffton author, Ashley Pearson, will have a book signing on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., for her recently published children’s book “Little Gracie’s Daily Adventure,” according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.
The signing is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Book ReViews.
Pearson is a Bluffton High School graduate. She worked in the Findlay Hancock County Public Library circulation area for six years where she was exposed to many genres of books.
