Bluffton Lions Club update, August 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 30 District Cabinet meeting Bluffton Town Hall at 9:00 a.m.
September 2 Club meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Speaker Dr. Allison Niemeyer, podiatrist.
September 16 Club meeting at Town Hall at noon. Speaker will be a representative from Blanchard Valley Health System speaking on cancer.
September 18 Community Meal at Senior Center.
September 22-October 3: Eye screening of children.
September 27 Fall Festival and craft show.
October 11 Roadside clean-up.
BOARD MEETING
Festival of Wheels revenue to date of $3,956.02. Ride to Remember revenue to date of $7,557 these funds go to the bike path. Playground pledges and donations to date $205,816.
Two new applications submitted for membership, Kiley Rutzler with sponsor Lion Greg Denecker and Ryan Gathard, sponsor Lion Dwain Hall. Resignation from Lion Bill Watkins, as he moved to Florida. Condolence sent to the Val John Harris family, a long term member serving meals to the club for many years.
CLUB MEETING AUGUST 12
This was a business meeting led by President Jackie Bourassa. This year’s focus is the All-Inclusive Playground.
CLUB MEETING AUGUST 19
Perfect attendance awards were presented to Lions Jackie Bourassa, Gene Long, Dwain Hall and Barbara Plaugher. Awards will go also to Lions Mark Bourassa and Dennis Morrison. Speaker for the meeting was Lion Jesse Blackburn, talking on the State of the Village.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, August 22, 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025
- Cheryl Anise Pingle worked at Dayspring Church
- Lima Highway Patrol OVI checkpoint August 22
- Pirate VB sweeps Rockets
- Pirate boys drop golf tri
- Bluffton Board of Education hears neighbor comments on practice field, approves Lawn Ave. plan
- United Way of Greater Lima holds 9th annual Day of Caring on Sept. 5
- Village of Beaverdam announces committee meetings
- An amazing sign of fall 2025
- August 23 Bluffton Cars & Coffee
- If You Could Read My Mind: GLP-1s and memory
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
- Village of Bluffton reminder of electric aggregation provider, solicitor permit requirements
- Previews of Bluffton Senior Center trips for 2026
- English Lutheran Church to provide Community Meal, August 21
- Welcome back to Bluffton Beavers
- Pirate football reloads for run at NWC crown
- Pirate volleyball swept by Shawnee
- Pirate girls golf loss to Fort Loramie
- Pirate girls tennis edged by Spartans
- Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival kicks of season August 23