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All Bluffton school doors, as of March 27, are now locked while school is in session. Visitors are required to "buzz in" to gain entrance into the specific building.

Each building office has a camera and video screen showing the "buzz-in" entrance of its building. The photo with this story shows the middle school entrance.

Katherine Kreuchauf, president of the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation, is the speaker of the Friday morning, April 12, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The breakfast is free and open to the public. It takes place in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall. Breakfast serving starts at 7 a.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 a.m.

Following the breakfast, at 8:45 a.m., the chamber will hold a free social media workshop. Members may chose to attend one or both of these free events.

The Bluffton Senior Center has a tour bus going to the Smokey Mountains for five days, four nights departing on May 13, according to Bob Painter. 

The trip includes five spectacular shows, four deluxe breakfasts, four full-course dinner shows, including the Hatfields & McCoys, The Smith Family, The Dixie Stampede and the Comedy Barn.  Visit the Titanic Museum, Dollywood, The Smokey Mountain Opry and a two- hour guided bus tour of the Smokies.

April is a busy month for Bluffton school students. Here's a capsule of events taken from the high school, middle school and elementary school websites.

Bluffton High School

Spanish Club: The Spanish club will meet at Tu Pueblo on Tuesday, April 9th at 6:00. Also, ALL MEMBERS are asked to meet in the Spanish room THIS FRIDAY 4/5 at the beginning of 5A to order tshirts and to discuss upcoming events. This will be a very quick meeting. Gracias!!

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) have joined hands in a collaborative partnership.

This partnership allows pediatric and neonatal patients at Blanchard Valley Hospital to receive the expertise and resources offered by NCH in Findlay, Ohio.

Preparations are underway by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce for the second edition of the popular “Explore Bluffton Visitors’ Guide.”

The guide, which will be available later this summer, is the first update of the original guide created in 2011 by the chamber.

“The response of the first Explore Bluffton Visitors’ Guide was overwhelming,” said Fred Steiner, chamber CEO. “The initial booklet was immediately a hit with businesses and community organizations. It continues to be in demand, but it needs to be brought up to date.”

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