The Bluffton Friends of the Library will hold a used book sale April 10 through 17 during normal library hours. In and around the Apple Shed in the library poatrons will find mysteries, children's books, self-help books, craft books, biographies, and other fiction and non-fiction books. There will also be DVDs, VCR tapes, books on tape, magazines, and journals.
Also on sale will be a section of large print books. All materials will be for sale for a donation only.
A course covering infant and child CPR techniques will take place at Bluffton Public Library on Thursday, April 15, from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Representatives of the Allen County Chapter of the American Cross will be teaching the course. The cost is $35 per participant and the course is open to people ages 10 years old and above.
Space is limited and registration is required by Monday, April 5. For more information, visit the library or call 419-358-5016.
Bluffton Hospital will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its facility expansion on Thursday, April 8 at 1:30 p.m. The event will feature remarks by Bill Watkins, Bluffton Hospital's chief administrative officer, as well as others involved with the project. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call (419) 423-5551.
The Bluffton Public Library Teen Advisory Board will hold a bake sale from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 10, at the library to help raise funds for a motion picture public performance license.
Stop in for a cookie or brownie and help the board bring movies to the library! Monetary donations will be accepted for all baked goods. Contact Rikki Steingass, 419-358-5016, [email protected], with questions.
April is a busy month for the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St. The month includes the April dinner meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, April 12. Sue Fett and her daughters wil play piano and organ musi for the program. Mary Barnett will receive a red rose and life membership at the dinner, upon reaching her 90th birthday.
Other programs for April follow:
Hobby Center display - Loyce Plaugher will share her bunny rabbit collection.
The Bluffton EMS will hold a chicken barbecue fundriser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, April 18, in the Bluffton elementary multi-purpose room.
Tickets are $6 and include a one-half chicken, baked potato, green beans and a roll. Desserts are extra. Youth from the Bluffton First United Methodist Church will sell desserts as a fundraiser.
