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30 youth teams with nearly 750 visitors in town Saturday and Sunday

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It’s soccer weekend in Bluffton.

The Bluffton Soccer Club’s American Club two-day tournament will bring 30 youth soccer teams to town, according to Ron Koontz.

The event attracts nearly 750 visitors to the community. Teams compete at four Bluffton University fields (see the map attached). The fields are at the intersection of Bentley Road and Elm Street-Augsburger Road.

Competing team include:
• U12 coed Division 1
• U 12 coed Division 2
• U 12 girls
• U 15 coed Division 1
• U 15 coed Division 2

And you can ride a Romick Railway fire truck - at Bluffton Dari Freeze

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Has a fire fighter ever made you an ice cream cone?

Your chance for this to happen is from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, May 20, at Bluffton Dari Freeze, according to Billy Marchal.

Members of the Bluffton Volunteer Fire Department will serve customers, taking orders and making cones for a donation to the department.

As an extra event on the night Romick Fire Rescue will offer free train rides to all the youth to attend.

Bluffton PD offering safe medication disposal for residents

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A prescription drug take back program is coming to Bluffton.

Bluffton’s police will soon offer a safe and secure medication disposal location for residents.

Volunteers needed in several areas - it's all about village cultivation

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Bluffton in Bloom, now in its second year, is expanding its scope of awareness in the community.  The committee seeks community volunteers to assist its efforts this year.

Bloom board members are Tom Schmidt, chair, Nancy Benroth, Denise Fett, Becky Ramey and Mark Simmons. Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, is the village liason to the board.

Bluffton in Bloom is affiliated with the national organization “America in Bloom.” 

Several additional committee meetings set

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The Village of Bluffton’s next regular council meeting is rescheduled from Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, to Tuesday, May 29, according to Laura Ewing, village fiscal officer. 

Other public meetings scheduled include:
• joint Finance and Utility committees, Monday, May 21, noon
• Streets Committee, Wednesday, May 30, 5:30 p.m.
• Tree Commission, Tuesday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.
• America In Bloom, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 6:30 p.m. 

All meetings are held at the town hall.
 

The swim season is almost upon us

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As soon as school ends, the swimming season begins.

On Monday, Bluffton council will act on setting swimming pool prices and approving the 2018 staff. On May 15, the village will begin to fill the pool. Patriot Concrete has replaced approximately 2,800 square feet of concrete decking. The floor coating system for the interior and exterior areas is yet to be determined.

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