Bluffton's traditional Memorial Day observation is Monday, May 30.
A parade and ceremony is sponsored by the Bluffton American Legion Post 382. The parade forms at 9:15 a.m. in front of the town hall and begins at 9:30 a.m. Parade units include the Bluffton High School marching band, scout and Legion members.
The parade will conclude at Maple Grove Cemetery. A service there is planned at 10 a.m. Don Klinger, a former U.S. Marine Corps Presidential Helicopter pilot, is the speaker.
A discussion of Lisa Tan's book The Kitchen God's Wife will take place in the family room of Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Monday, June 27, at 2:30 p.m.
Copies of the book are available at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton. Maple Crest Senior Living Village is located at 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton.
Dr. Jed Marquart of Bluffton, professor of mechanical engineering at ONU, served as the advisor of the Ohio Northern University student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) that placed 17th at the SAE Aero Design East Competition in Marietta, Ga., from April 29-May 1.
One area student on the team is Logan Kingen, a junior mechanical engineering major from Pandora,
The Bluffton Senior Center is having an American Girl Tea Party at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 30. The theme of this year's tea is "Pioneer Girl" in conjunction with Bluffton's sesquicentennial celebration.
The tea is designed for girls eight years old and older along with their mothers and grandmothers, but everyone is welcome. An adult must accompany children under eight.
There is time for sharing, learning and we will make a craft together. Everyone wins a prize just for coming and there is a grand prize given at the end of the tea.
