Red Cross, Bluffton Fire Department, Bluffton University Serve Team partner to install smoke alarms and teach people fire safety
Answer your doorbell on Saturday morning.
The American Red Cross along with the Bluffton Fire Department and Bluffton University Serve Team will be go door-to-door as part of its Home Fire Preparedness Campaign.
Kevin Haver, director of the Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, is the Friday, April 8, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast guest speaker. The breakfast is in the Bluffton town hall.
Haver will update chamber members on the park district and will provide an update specifically on the Motter Metro Park, which is located along Riley Creek in Bluffton.
Realliving CCR Realty is the breakfast sponsor. Devine Intervention will provide the breakfast.
Several additional items are on Friday’s agenda, including:
The 2016 Bluffton Farmers’ Market season is one month away.
The Bluffton Farmers’ Market invites interested vendors to an information meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, according to Greg Probst, market manager.
The market’s opening date is Saturday, May 7, in the Citizens National Bank parking lot on South Main Street, Bluffton. This is the market’s 12th season.
The market will be open each Saturday from May 7 through the last Saturday of October. Market hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon.
The cast is selected and line memorization is underway for the spring Bluffton High School presentation of “The Cow Tippers,” by Eddie McPherson, according to Kevin Gratz.
By Ed Lentz – OSU Extension, Hancock County
Grain farmers will have a challenging year in 2016 according to most forecasts. A large 2015 crop and weak world demand for grain has diminished the chance of significant increases in grain prices for the short term.
Farmers will try to reduce costs, but in many situations not enough reduction to offset low grain prices. Thus profit margins may be tight in the coming year.
April and its showers will be upon us soon. Here's a quick look at some of April's calendar listings at the Bluffton elementary school. It's from the school website.
