Parents don't need reminded that Bluffton schools cancelled three out of four Thursdays in February. That makes a current total of five calamity days thus far for this school year.
One more cancellation and Bluffton schools will have a make-up day on Thursday, April 9. Further cancellations will tack on additional school days at the end of May, according to Teresa Marquart, Bluffton Elementary school secretary.
February skies dumped a total of 11.2 inches of snow throughout the month, with 4.2 inches falling in one day, on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Blanchard River Watershed Partnership and West Central Ohio Conservancy will hold a June watershed tour in Bluffton. The focus will be on Riley Creek.
Last year's tour took place in Findlay.
The 2020 tour is Friday, June 13, by invitation only and Saturday, June 13, open to the public.
Joe Sehlhorst, Bluffton council member who represents the village on the BRWP, said that the tour will highlight how agricultural land and conservation practices can work together in one area to achieve improved water quality.
Bluffton first graders and their parents are about to embark on a monumental reading incentive program called March Madness, starting Monday, March 2.
The overall goal of the program is for first graders to increase their reading skills, by reading as many books as possible.
For every five books that a first grader reads, that student will earn a prize and the chance to shoot a ball, which could lead to further prizes if the shot is made.
Bluffton Senior Citizens Center is holding a Joke Fest as the program for their monthly meeting at noon, Monday, March 9. Bring your favorite joke to share, laugh at everyone else's jokes, and finish with a video of American humorist Jeanne Robertson.
The centre will provide shredded chicken sandwiches for the potluck meal, but bring a side dish and your own table service to share in the meal.
