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BFR offers several activy classes for youth

Several classes for youth are on-going this spring at Bluffton Family Recreation, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director. Here's the list:

Homeschool Recreation Class
Lots of different activities i n thesoccer arena. Fridays, 10 a.m.
(Free for members/$15 non-members)

Little Movers: (4 week session)
Get the wiggles out with preschool fun and games
Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.
Same time as Wednesday TRX!
18 months to 5 years ($15/$30)

Before we allow Easter egg hunts and dying to get too far in the past, here's one final photo for consideration. It's Haddy Glick, daughter of David and Mark Glick. Haddy, a student at Bluffton Community Pre-school, was among 3-and-4-year olds dying eggs last week at Mennonite Home.

Good Friday procession of the Cross, plus many Easter services

Bluffton congregations have several special services planned for Easter week. In addition, the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association’s Good Friday Procession of the Cross takes place.

Here is the schedule of Easter week church services. Churches with information missing from this schedule may e-mail details to: [email protected].

13-page document anticipated expenses and income for Bluffton

Bluffton council passed its 2018 appropriations on Monday. They now go to the Allen County Commissioners.

The appropriations, part of the village budget process, list estimated general fund income at $2,962,386. It lists estimated general fund expenses at $4,029,886.  A carry-over from 2017 should make up the different between these two line items.

The 13-appropriations lists every anticipated expense in the village in 2018.

Phyllis Adkins-Osborne, 84, died March 26, 2018, at the Betty House of Willow Ridge in Bluffton. 

Services will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

Visitation will be Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Bluffton council set several committee meetings at its Monday meeting. Those meetings follow and all meetings are in the town hall unless otherwise noted.

• Wednesday, March 28 - Personnel, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4 - Street and alleys, 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4 - Bluffton in Bloom, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 5 - Pathway, Marbeck Center, noon
• Tuesday, April 10 - Tree Commission, 7:30 p.m.

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