It's just precautionary. Sand bags stand at alert in several Bluffton neighborhoods along Riley Creek tonight. These bags are in front of the Village Cut 'n' Curl, just west of the bridge on Cherry Street.
"Welcome to Bluffton. You'll find Bluffton offers many features of larger communities, but hasn't lost its small-town charm."
With that statement, Bluffton welcomes visitors to our community through the first-ever Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce visitors' guide.
Major distribution of the guides takes place this week. The guide, which is free, has been a project of the chamber for over one year. The guide is designed to cover the years 2011 and 2012. Twenty-five thousand copies were printed.
Several activities are planned in May at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., Bluffton.
A copy of the May newsletter is a attached at the bottom of this story.
One in a Number, a Bluffton women's chorus, will perform during the Center's 6 p.m., Monday, May 9, dinner meeting. The meal is catered by the Mt. Cory United Methodist Church.
A blood pressure clinic is from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 4. A nurse from Ameri Care will check blood pressures.
Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 E. Lincoln Highway, Bluffton, will host a spring open house Friday through Sunday, April 29-May 1.
A free tomato plant (1 per family) will be given away to customers. A free pair of gloves will be given away to persons making purchases of $100 or more.
Strattton's has new nursery stock arriving daily. The business has over 30,000 wave petunia plants in 209 carriers and hanging baskets.
