Can~Ac^a'not^a"ct you just taste the strawberries, the jams, the rolls, and smell the flowers? The eighth season of Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs popular farmer~Ac^a'not^a"cs market prepares for opening day, Saturday, May 1, according to Peter Previte, unofficial chair of this favorite Bluffton pastime.
This year~Ac^a'not^a"cs market will take place in its familiar location ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe the parking lot between Citizens National Bank and the post office. The market opens at 8:30 a.m. and runs until noon, no matter the weather conditions, from May 1 to the final Saturday in October.
The Blanchard River Watershed Partnership's May meeting will be held in Bluffton, according to Nancy Benroth, member of the partnership and assistant village administrator.
The meeting is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, in the Community Room of the town hall (third floor). According to Benroth, "The Partnership is gearing up to monitor the Riley Creek. Volunteers are desperately needed to assist in this project."
Persons interested in more information may contact Benroth or attend the meeting.
April is Community Banking Month, and members of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and Citizens National Bank are celebrating the role that community banks play in the economic, civic and cultural life of their communities in cities and towns throughout America.
Celebrating its 90th year as a community bank, Citizens National Bank has coincided its celebration with Community Banking Month. In honor of this milestone, each Citizens National Bank office will be serving birthday cake on Friday, April 30, during normal business hours to its customers.
Have we posted this one before? Perhaps, but it may be on a new vehicle this time around. If memory serves us correctly, Ron Badertscher was born in 1941. Viewer thoughts are welcome on this one.
Bluffton~Ac^a'not^a"cs oldest continually operating business, Mennonite Mutual Aid Society, held its 143rd annual meeting on April 24 and reorganized its board for 2010-11, according to Paul King, MMAS president.
The insurance company, with headquarters at 208 S. Main St., reported assets in 2009 of $1,176,058 with 1,432 policies in force.
In cooperation with the Village of Bluffton, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Bluffton American Legion, the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton is again in the process of seeking sponsorship for the purchase of the American Flags that line Main Street of Bluffton each summer.
