The planning group for the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA), which comes to Bluffton on Sunday, June 21, is in need one a volunteer group or individual interested in assisting with campground logistics.
Duties include overseeing the camping areas on Bluffton University. This includes responsible for organizing the campgrounds, sanitation, parking, security, services on the grounds and related logistics and securing volunteers.
Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Woman Wise Mammography will be offering free screening mammograms Friday, April 24 at Woman Wise located in the EasternWoods Outpatient Center, 15900 Medical Drive South, Findlay, as part of the Hancock County Mammography Screening Initiative (HCMSI).
Appointments for free mammograms will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to those who qualify. Women and men must meet eligibility criteria related to age, breast cancer risk and household income.
To learn if you qualify and to schedule an appointment, call 419.423.5451.
The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary is selling hanging flower baskets now through April 22. Baskets are $20 and can be purchased from the gift shop or volunteer desk at Bluffton Hospital, 139 Garau Street, or by calling 419.423.5342.
Baskets include 12 inch wave petunias available in pink, purple or mixed colors grown by Stratton Greenhouse, Inc. Orders can be picked up at the Bluffton Hospital ER parking lot on May 7 from 3-7 p.m.
All proceeds from the flower sale benefit Bluffton Hospital.
The Bluffton Sportsmen Club has stocked approximately 400 pounds of rainbow
trout in the Buckeye Lake. For membership and other information, call Tom Augsburger at 419-384-3674.
Potential vendors for this year’s Bluffton farmers’ market are invited to a vendor information meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at 154 N. Main St. (Bluffton town hall third floor).
This year the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce oversees the market. Greg Probst is the market manager. A chamber farmers’ market subcommittee includes:
• Larry Hoffman, First National Bank, chamber board president
• Phil Zimmerly, Common Grounds coffee shop
• Peter Suter, Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Co., and Shannon Theatre
