Lauren Canaday has accepted the post of Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts festival vendor manager, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO. She replaces Jerry Burkholder, who is retiring this year.
This year's show is the day before Mother's Day, Saturday, May 12 (Mother's Day is May 13).
The chamber is extending invitations to crafters to have a booth in this year's show.
The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve and Conservation Farm, rural Pandora, has several spring and summer activities planned. These range from wildflower walks, golden snitch walks, puppetry workshops and additional nature-related activities.
The Quarry Farm is located at 14321 Road 7L, Pandora. The newsletter is attached.
Several ideas discussed in January and this month by the Bluffton council finance committee help form future village spending.
Meeting on Jan. 25, the committee of David Steiner and Phill Talavinia met with three village administrative staff members, Jack Huber, village administrator, Jesse Blackburn, assistant administrator, and Laura Ewing, fiscal officer and Richard Johnson, mayor.
The Richland Township board of zoning appeals later this month will consider a conditional use permit for the construction of a retail butcher shop in an agriculture district.
The hearing takes place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Richland Township house, 8435 N. Dixie Highway, according to Joshua Barhorst, township board of zoning appeals chairman.
