Elementary book fair week is coming to the Bluffton elementary next week. That’s just one of several events on the end of October and November calendar for students in K-5.
Here’s a summary of activities:
ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR: The Book Fair will begin the week of Oct. 28. Daily hours will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 8a.m. to 2p.m. on Friday. Family Night is Tuesday, Oct. 29th from 6-8 p.m.
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking new and returning volunteers to help low-income working families and seniors in Allen County and elsewhere prepare and file their federal income taxes during the 2014 tax return filing season.
The many pieces of Bluffton's Blaze of Lights are coming together as the community approaches Nov. 30.
According to Terry Mullenhour, Village Cultural Affairs Committee chair, Everett Collier, retired Bluffton postmaster, will turn on the lights this year. He served as Bluffton's postmaster for 13 years. He will turn the lights on at 7 p.m. following the parade and one hour of entertainment.
Between the temperatures and the autumnal light, October is turning out nicely. According to statistics collected by Pandora weather observer Guy Verhoff, for the first 18 days of October high temperatures were 65 degrees (F) or warmer. Twice during that time the high temp was 79 degrees. It's only been in the last few days that we are shifting away from that.
Fall days have fall nights and those temperature are staying lower. In fact, October night time lows have been in the 40's for 14 of 21 days.
Several youth and adult class options will open soon at BFR Sports and Fitness, according to Carole Enneking, director.
Basketball skill program for youth
Youth athletes preparing for upcoming seasons and or those working to improve in the off-season are welcome to register for the upcoming sport programs at BFR Sports and Fitness.
Bluffton hosted a kick-off workshop of Allen and Hancock County officials charged with improving the health of local residents. The two-hour session on Oct. 9 focused largely on increasing accessibility for bikers and pedestrians in Bluffton.
