On Friday morning, the community is invited to a prayer and meditation event focusing on friends and family at the Mennonite Memorial Home and for the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio employees and volunteers.
Open to the public, it takes place at 11 a.m., Friday, May 1, in the parking lot of The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association and its ministerial partners will conduct the service.
Two 2020 Bluffton village projects became victims of COVID-19 on Monday.
Bluffton council placed its Jefferson Street Phase 2 project, scheduled for 2020, on hold, and the council slashed its 2020 street program nearly in half. The action is due to anticipate lower village and state revenues this year.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will hold a “State of Our Organization: COVID-19 Response and Plan Part III” through Facebook Live to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the response plan for BVHS and answer questions from the community.
President and CEO Scott Malaney and Dr. William Kose, vice president of special projects, will speak to the community for a third time on the pandemic and updates on the health system’s response from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30.
I hope that this note finds you happy, healthy, and at peace!
This week is National Volunteer Week, and it is hard to say something meaningful and extraordinary in these uncertain times. Although this is challenging, and changes are being made, we all look forward to the time when again we can unite.
Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, announce a spring open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2-3, according to Susie and Steve Stratton.
The open house includes drawings and several giveaways. New Proven Winner and Wave Petunias are available for the first 100 customers.
A special opening for senior citizens only is from 8 to 9 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Regular hours are:
Mondays - Thursdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridays - Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays - noon to 5 p.m.
The Bluffton Police Department launched a Facebook this week. CLICK HERE or go to Bluffton Ohio Police to visit it.
Ryan Burkholder, police chief, said it is for informational purposes only. For more details about the page, read the attachment below, which is a letter from the police chief.
As of April 26, the self-response rate (the percent of households that mailed back their form, completed the U.S. Census online, or over the phone) for Allen County was 59.8%. Of that 59.8%, most households (48.8%) responded online.
Response rates are updated weekly. The report for Allen County, and incorporated cities, villages, and townships is shown above.
Since March 12, 53.4% of households (an estimated 79 million households) across the country have responded.
