More than two years after Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast, residents of Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, are still rebuilding what was lost. For a week in March, 13 Bluffton University students and staff spent their spring break trying to help.
What would it be like to live in poverty for one month?
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association (BAMA) will host a poverty simulation from 9 a.m. till noon on Saturday, April 11, at Burcky Gym on the Bluffton University campus. Light refreshments will be served.
The Village of Bluffton’s personnel committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 19, at 4 p.m. has been canceled, according to Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.
Bill Gordon, director of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA), met with over 30 Bluffton restaurant owners and service group leaders in the town hall on March 17. Bluffton is preparing for a one-day visit by 2,500-plus bicyclists on Sunday, June 21. Gordon's visit was an information meeting on how local organizations may benefit from the visit. For more details on GOBA contact Liz Harner, Bluffton town coordinator, at CG Pro Bikes. Additional information meetings are planned this spring. CLICK FOR A VIDEO.
Dennis Morrison is the recipient of the 2014 Bluffton Lions Club Citizen of the Year Award. The announcement was made at the March 17 Lions meeting.
He will be recognized during a 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, dinner meeting, catered by Henry's Restaurant, Ottawa, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.