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Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, April 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Bluffton drive is part of National Volunteer Week slated for April 10 through 16.

How to Donate Blood
To schedule an appointment to donate call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

There's still time to RSVP for the Friday, April 8, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

A proposed Bluffton Heritage Center Project is the topic of the breakfast held in the third floor of the town hall. The breakfast is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required by 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, to [email protected]. Richland Manor provides the breakfast for the chamber.

Based upon RSVPs already made, this could be the largest attended breakfast of the season for the chamber.

Pending weather conditions, curbing work should occur mid-week and driveway pours later in the week in construction projects at Bluffton Hospital.

The canopy roof will be roofed, and the second floor windows plus a few around back should be complete.
Eyebrow boarding should start.

Other projects include:

  • Work on the corridor to the second floor will begin.

Surgery Area

April's Bluffton Senior Citizens dinner is at 6 p.m., Monday, April 11, at the Center, 132 N. Main St. Bob Minto will provide a pottery demonstration as the featured program.

Two members will receive life memberships for reaching their 90th birthday. The two are Betty Cookson, who is a former director of the Senior Center, and Jean Schumacher.

The meal will be catered by the Pandora Lifters. The cost of the meal is $7.

Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will hold its spring garage sale Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. Friday hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A garage sale half-price and clean up takes place on Monday, April 18.

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