One hundred and five years ago the Poinsettia Club of Bluffton was founded by a group of women seeking friendship, laughter and an opportunity to do some good in the world. With the same goals in mind the Poinsettia Club is beginning its new season with a luncheon on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Our motto from Madeline Bridges is “Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.”
Thank you to our 33 valued members of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS), who have joined or renewed their membership as of February 2025.
Membership is a great way of supporting the Bluffton community; together we members strive to preserve, appreciate and tell the spectrum of Bluffton's rich heritage in fresh exciting ways. See our plans for 2025 below.
To join the historical society, you may choose from three membership types:
Presented by Bluffton resident Mitch Kingsley at February 24 Bluffton Council Meeting
“Any ‘lesson’ runs the risk of being a scolding. When I wrote this up I did not have any bad actors in mind and had no intention of scolding anyone. As mentioned in the text, when the proposal was brought to council it seemed good to go.
A history of "Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors"
By Duane Bollenbacher and Patien Dulaney
Duane:
In 1997 a group of young couples and individuals in Bluffton formed the Bluffton Junior Chamber of Commerce (the Jaycees). After one year they decided they did not like paying big dues that were sent out of town. So in 1998 they formed a local service club--called the Bluffton Area Service Organization, or BASO. They existed for a couple years and they got busy, most of them with young children and disbanded. When the Exchange Club was formed, BASO gave them ideas for activities and turned over the money in their account.
There were 25 members when the Exchange Club officially started on April 25, 2003. The activities were dictated by International Headquarters and 90% of the expensive dues went out of town. As the President and other officers became busy elsewhere, our numbers dwindled extensively but we still tried to do all the nationally-dictated activities. We finally got down to a very small number, myself being the only remaining charter member from the Exchange Club just three years prior.
Cole May, newly appointed Resident Preacher of Bluffton Presbyterian Church, will begin a series of sermons titled, “Profiles”, examining some of the great men and women of the Bible. The message at the service Sunday February 16 at 10:15 will focus on Elijah.
Cole is originally from Lima and has most recently lived in Harrod with his wife Janelle and four children, Greyson, Hudson, Emmree and October-Grace. The older children attend Bluffton Schools.
