The Bluffton Schools will hold a district-wide open house on Monday, September 28. The elementary school will be open from 6-7 p.m., the middle school from 6:30-7:30 p.m., and the high school from 7-8 p.m.
Several community organizations will have booths set-up in the elementary gymnasium and information will be available on ways to provide support to the school and community.
All parents and community members are invited to this open house event to meet staff members, observe facilities, and learn more about the educational opportunities available to Bluffton students.
Bluffton's has its share of 15 minutes of fame. Here's another: This month's issue of Ohio magazine.
The September includes a six-page spread on Bluffton University and the community.
The multi-page feature is part of the magazine's Ohio College Tours series. The September issue features Kent State University and Miami University, in addition to Bluffton.
Tiffany Luckey wrote the story for the magazine and Joshua A. Bickel took the photos. The feature includes 11 photos of campus and community.
The Bluffton community’s 12th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
Bluffton's new crosswalk signs are now in place at Main Street and College Avenue.
"This is a great improvement for students who cross before and after school, and for all pedestrians who need to cross at this intersection," said Paula Scott, who has worked with village officials on this project.
"I've been talking with the Village of Bluffton and the Ohio Department of Transportation about creating more enhanced conspicuity so that the signs replicate the message of the in-street design originally recommended by ODOT," she said.
Bluffton Elementary PTO announces a fundraising campaign underway now through Oct. 22, according to Tammy Whitlow.
"Our goal is to raise $100 between now and Oct. 22," she said.
Here's how it works:
Schwan's will give 20% of product purchases and 40% of eGift Card purchases (one per customer, per campaign) back to the Bluffton PTO
Lions Way Trailhead Park will be dedicated at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to Richard Ramseyer, chair of the Bluffton Pathway Board and president of the Bluffton Lions Foundation.
The event takes place at the trailhead picnic shelter near Comfort Inn on Commerce Lane and will include a ribbon cutting.
The Trailhead park project involves construction of a picnic shelter with concrete pad and wheel chair assessable ramp, picnic tables, identification signs, bike stand on concrete pad, drinking fountain, plantings and landscaping.
