Area youth are invited to "Make a Splash - READ" this summer by participating in the Bluffton Public Library's Summer Reading Club from June 7 to July 30.
Youth in grades K-12 may register at the library to read for prizes as well as to take part in special programs offered throughout the summer. The goal for youth in grades K-5 is to read for 5 hours during the summer while the goal for teens in grades 6-12 is to read for 10 hours. Those who succeed will receive small prizes and several chances to win bigger prizes.
The Lilly Oncology International Art Competition and Exhibition will make a five-day stop at the Blanchard Valley Regional Cancer Center (BVRCC), Findlay, from June 7 through June 11.
The show will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to noon on Friday. It is free and open to the public.
The Lilly Oncology International Art Competition and Exhibition features artwork created by cancer patients and their caregivers. Artwork includes acrylic, oil, pastel, photography and water color mediums.
Everybody loves a Bluffton parade, and several local groups are preparing for a big one this month.
"Hometown Amerifest" Committee invites (float or other display entries) in its parade planned Saturday, June 26. The parade in held in conjunction with the Bluffton Lions Club Wheels Fest', Relay for Life and the Bluffton-Pandora Rotary Club's traditional Freedom Fest'. This year the three event are on the same weekend.
Bluffton will celebrate Memorial Day with a parade, ceremony at Maple Grove and chicken barbecue following the ceremony. Events take place on Monday, May 31.
The traditional Memorial Day parade forms at 9:15 a.m. in front of the town hall. Community groups are invited to participte. At 9:30 a.m. the parade will head south on Main Street to Maple Grove Cemetery. There a ceremony will take place at approximately 10:30 a.m.
"The Bluffton Senior Center would like to invite everyone to visit Ohio with us," according to Tonya Meyer, director.
Future trips include a train ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad followed by a tour of America's Ice Cream and Dairy Museum with a taste test of homemade ice cream, a trip to the Creation Museum and Entertrainment in Cincinnati, a trip to Plain City to see the show "The Spirit of America" followed by a stop in Amish country, and a trip to the Wilds and the Shultz Mansion.
