The Bluffton American Legion Post #382 invite Bluffton residents to join in this year's event on Monday.
Parade
A Memorial Day parade will start from the Bluffton town hall. To be in the parade be at the town hall by 9:15 a.m. The parade will start at 9:30 a.m.
Service at Maple Grove
The speaker for the memorial ceremony is Rev. John F. Stites, moderator of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. He attended several graduate programs and graduated from the U.S. Army Chaplain School.
The Bluffton Farmers' Market will be especially kid friendly on Saturday, according to Greg Probst, market director.
At 9 a.m. will be a Bluffton Public LIbrary storytime at the market. In addition an area of the market will be open for young children to play and draw with chalk on the sidewalk.
The market is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Citizens National Bank parking lot on South Main Street.
Two community meals take place in June at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St. Those meals are Thursday, June 2, provided by English Lutheran Church, and Thursday, June 16, provided by First Mennonite Church.
Community meals are free and open to the public and are coordinated by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association. Persons attending may contribute canned food items for the Bluffton food pantry.
Bluffton recycling and trash customers were notified via post card last week about changes in Bluffton collection days by Republic Services, the village contractor.
The card, however explained pick up days referring to “north” of Main Street and “south” of Main Street.
Translation: “North” of Main means “west” of Main. “South” of Main means “east” of Main.
With that translation, beginning the week of June 6:
• Collection day for all residents east of Main is Monday.
• Collection day for all residents west of Main is Wednesday.
A tradition, which dates back more than 150 years, continues to bring veterans and families together in Bluffton. The tradition: decorating the graves of America’s war veterans, known now as Memorial Day.
The members of Bluffton American Legion Post #382 invite Bluffton residents to join in this year's event, Monday, May 30.
A Memorial Day parade will start from the Bluffton town hall. To be in the parade be at the town hall by 9:15 a.m. The parade will start at 9:30 a.m.
