Events

The annual Bluffton Music Booster's Chicken BBQ is this Friday, March 21. You are invited to join area families for an evening of student music and art.

BBQ meals are served from 4:00-6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Cafetorium. Tickets may be purchased HERE and in the Middle School office. Meals are available for pick-up/dine-in from 4:00 - 6:30. 

Music performances are in the Middle School Gym throughout the evening beginning at 3:50 p.m. Admission is free. Student artwork will be on display in the hallways.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (Subject to change)

3:50 - 4:20 Strings 4, 5
4:22 - 4:37 Choir 7
4:40 - 4:55 Band 5
4:57 - 5:27 Strings 6, 7/8
5:30-5:45 Choir 8
5:48 - 6:03 Band 6

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CORRECTION Event date is March 14 at 5:15 p.m.

Community members including the family of Bluffton teacher Katrina Riepenhoff, who passed away while awaiting a heart transplant in 2024, and the Village of Bluffton have scheduled an event celebrating the creation of the Bluffton Community Dog Park on Lake St.

At 5:15 p.m. on Friday, March 14, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony including remarks by Matt Ellerbrock and comments by the Riepenhoff family, Assistant Village Administrator Bryan Lloyd and Mayor Rich Johnson.

The March 6 Community Meal at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will be served by First Mennonite Church. Watch https://bit.ly/Bluffton_Senior_Facebook for menu announcements.

St. John UCC will serve the March 20 meal.

All meals start at 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. A good will offering will be taken to help support the local food pantry.

Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Rd, Bluffton, will host a fish fry on Friday, March 14 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

The cost is $12/meal, dine in or carry out.

Carry out includes up to 3 pieces of fish, cheesy potatoes, green beans, applesauce and cookie.

There will be separate lines for dine in and carry out.

The March dinner meeting for members of the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center will take place on Monday, March 10 at noon. This is a potluck meal with soup provided by the center. Please bring a dish to share. 

MC: Gloria Bucher
HOSTESS: Barb Nusbaum, Louise Hampton
PROGRAM: The Maple Aires signing group

For more information about membership, call or visit the center at 132 N. Main St. Dues may be paid in person at the center, by mailing a check or over the phone with a credit card. The member newsletter is available by standard mail or by email.

The following events and notices are on the Bluffton Schools calendar for March 2025:

Wednesday, March 12 - Senior Citizens Breakfast, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
- High School Band performance

Friday, March 21 - Music Boosters Chicken BBQ and Concert, 4:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets 
- Every ensemble from 4th-grade strings through high school bands and choirs will perform

Monday, March 24 - NO SCHOOL. Teacher inservice day.

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