Bluffton Lions report inside, outside projects
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The Bluffton Lions Club April 2024 newsletter reflects the variety of projects undertaken by our local chapter of Lions International. The newsletter is edited by Barbara Plaugher.
On April 6, Lion Jackie Bourassa accepted the Governor’s Award, Humanitarian Award and Service Award on behalf of the Bluffton Lions Club at the District Convention.
On April 13, seven Lions and one helper cleaned up their designated roadside.
On April 16, the club meeting included a presentation by Christine Shearer, new director of the Allen County Museum, on changing exhibits, engagement with the community, lecture series and events planned for the museum.
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
April 20: Pancake/sausage breakfast at the Senior Citizens starting at 8:00 a.m.
May 7: Club meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Board to meet at 6:00 p.m. Vote on Slate of Officers. Update on Festival of Wheels.
May 9: NorthWest Eyecare Foundation at Spencerville 6:30 p.m.
May 21: Club meeting at Town Hall at noon. Speaker TBA. 50/50 charity raffle drawing.
June 14: Festival of Wheels. Contact Lion Ed Yeager to help.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, September 3, 2026
- September 3 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- ONU mobile clinic schedule, serving Hardin, Allen, Putnam and Auglaize counties
- Bluffton front porches and back yards hum during 2026 Porch Fest
- Before Our Weakness Gets Too Strong: Science to modulate our immune system
- Meet the Pirate cross country runners, Fall 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Bluffton University offers $1,000 annual award to enrollees who visit campus
- Pirate golf 3rd in NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball sweeps Elida
- Pirate boys soccer loss vs. Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Spencerville
- August 2026 land transfers in the Bluffton school district
- Bluffton alumnus to share grandmother's fight for U.S. citizenship
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, August 2026
- Pirate golfers split tri
- ICYMI: August 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights
- Nisly to present colloquium on Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”
- Bluffton School district mails 2026-2027 Summer District Newsletter
- Emmanuel UCC is 2026 Bluffton Family Y coed softball champion
Monday, August 31, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 2026
- Vickie Diane Little was a registered nurse
- Nancy Ann Wheeler Andrews worked for First Federal Savings and Loan
- Donor generosity powers Bluffton U technology upgrade
- Pirates girls soccer blanked by Sylvania
- Pirate volleyball drops 2 in close tri-match
- Pirate cross country opens Fall 2026 at DSJ Invite
- Back to School Days at Bluffton Public Library