This year's Bluffton Relay for Life kickoff dinner is Tuesday, April 20, according to Relay planners. The event is from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Centre, 601 N. Main St.
The dinner - eat in or carry out - is a 4-ounce chicken breast, barbecue pork and sides. Local groups will provide entertainment during the event. Tickets for the dinner are on sale at Greg's Pharmacy, or from Sharon Garmatter or Tracy Steele. Tickets are $5.50 each.
Other significant Relay information for this year follows:
Suddenly it's spring. Temperatures in the past five days proved that March went out like a lamb. Here are the high and low temperatures readings recorded by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer for the first days of April.
The Bluffton Senior Citizens' Center is hosting an American Girl "May Day Tea" on Saturday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St.
Anyone interested, young and old alike, are invited to bring a doll and participate in an afternoon of crafts, games and tea. Every participant is guaranteed a prize from the many drawings.
The grand prize is outfits for your doll made by Mary Ann Jordan. Plan to attend with your mom, grandma, aunts or friends. Bring your doll and your favorite teacup.
One day long ago, my brother pulled into Bluffton in his aging Volvo, a bike carrier on the back. On the carrier was a tandem bicycle that suggested his trip wasn't as easy as usual. He admitted that passing trucks in the hills of VA and West VA was a bit on the dicey side.
But bless his heart for taking his chances. He and his wife, my beloved SIL, had decided that tandems were not made for riding the hills and valleys of Virginia, especially when one's house is situated on a stone road that is well beyond the "End state road maintenance" sign.
