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1-3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church

A memorial visitation will be held for family and friends of Richard Lee Cookson on Saturday, June 17, at the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton.

Cookson's family will receive visitors in the gathering room on the ground floor of the church from 1-3 pm. Cookson died on Dec. 31, 2016. Click here for his obituary.

The Importance of Native Plants and Bluffton: A Transition Town? with Transition Bluffton will instead take place in the fall

Please notice: Two programs at Bluffton Public Library will be rescheduled for new dates and times in the upcoming fall season. The Importance of Native Plants (which was originally scheduled to take place Saturday morning, June 17th) and Bluffton: A Transition Town? a program by Transition Bluffton (originally set to take place on Tuesday evening, June 20th) are both being pushed back to a later date.  

Summer strings is underway this month, according to Rachael Lewis, Bluffton schools string teacher.

Several classes have already taken place. The remaining summer classes are on Wednesdays June 21, June 28 and July 5.

The program taken place in the elementary strings room and students are welcome to come to as many classes are fit their summer schedule.

Bluffton volleyball camp, open to girls entering 4th to 8th grade takes place Monday and Tuesday, June 19-20, in the Bluffton High School gym, accoridng to Calista Altenburger, varsity coach.

Players are grouped based on gae and skill level. Seventh and eighth grader camp is from 9 a.m. to noon. Fourth to sixth grader camp is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Program "Letters from the Swiss Settlement 1840-1860"

The Swiss Community Historical Society’s annual Swiss Day is Sunday, June 25, according to Gary Wetherill, president of the society.

This year’s event includes:
• 12:30 p.m. potluck at Ebenezer Mennonite Church
• 2:30 p.m. program – “Letters from the Swiss Settlement 1840-1860.”
• Following the program – Schumacher homestead open house

Vendor booths still available; invitation to join the parade

Planning is underway for this year’s Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest and Herb Festival, according to David Dellifield, chamber president.

This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16. As in past year’s, it will fill Ada’s Main Street from Highland to College. Main Street will be closed at State Route 235 all the way to State Route 81.

The festival has 180 spaces available for vendors.  Booths are 12 feet wide by 8 feet deep and are available while they last. A limited number of booths requiring electricity are also available while they last.

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