August 5: National Night Out is·6:00 – 9:00 p.m. followed by Fireworks - Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd. Free admission, free activities, free food.
Here are two photos of the Augsburger's Taxidermy float in a July 1986 Bluffton parade. The occasion was Bluffton's 125th anniversary celebration. That's Marvin Augsburger driving the tractor and his daughters in native American dress. Dick Boehr took these photos.
Charles Hilty of Reston, Virginia, apparently didn't want to forget his hometown zip code, so it put it on his license plate. This plate is seen in Bluffton from time to time.
More than 20 artists will be part of “Art As Activism” an invitational group exhibit at Bluffton University. Opening Feb. 6, the exhibit is free and open to the public through Feb. 24. Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A reception for the artists will be from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.
Blanchard Valley Hospital’s Woman Wise Mammography will be offering free screening mammograms Friday, Feb. 10, at Woman Wise located in the EasternWoods Outpatient Center, 15900 Medical Drive South, Findlay, as part of the Hancock County Mammography Screening Initiative (HCMSI).
Appointments for free mammograms will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to those who qualify. This event is for those who are underinsured or with no health insurance who meet eligibility criteria to age, breast cancer risk and household income.
A free class of Total Body Conditioning will be offered at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, at Bluffton Family Recreation.
•• Details on the class are at the bottom of this story.
It's part of this winter’s Keeping Active program of free activities.
From Jan. 16 through Feb. 24 BFR offers free fitness, physical activity, nutrition and general wellness events for youth through seniors, according to Joseph Beagle, BFR director.
The Bluffton High School Pirate powerlifting team took home a first place team
trophy on Saturday and numerous individual awards from a lifting tournament at
Kenton High School. Here's a photo of the team by Amy Mortimer.
