Except for the price of gas, Village of Bluffton finances appear to be on target so far this year. That's a quick overview of the first quarter of 2011 as reported to Bluffton council by Nancy Kindle, village fiscal officer.
Kindle gave her assessment at Monday's council meeting. She said that revenue and expenses are "where we expected them to be." She continued: "The budget is holding up except for the price of gas." She indicated that if the price continued to increase this summer the village could face some tough decisions.
"Cinderella" comes to the Bluffton Middle School stage this weekend as Bluffton High School presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicial on two evenings and one afternoon.
Performances are Friday, April 15, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are on sale in the Middle School office. Reserved seats are $10. General admission seats are $5 for adult, $3 for students.
Bluffton Diamond Sports is busy this spring. A Mother's Day flower fundraising project is underway and ordering ends on Friday, April 15.
Flowers available for order:
o 10" hanging baskets for $15
o New Guinea Impatiens, Fuchsia, Zonal Geraniums, Ivy Geraniums, Petunias, Million Bells Combo 12" hanging baskets for $20
o Combo 10"Terra Cotta Planters for $20
o Combo 12" Terra Cotta Planters for $25
How a society can escape poverty begins with having more, or better versions, of four things, a Bluffton University economist says.
Leading the list are more, and better, ideas, Dr. Jonathan Andreas, an assistant professor of economics at Bluffton, told a campus audience April 5. Outlining global poverty history at the university's annual Civic Engagement Forum, Andreas credited improved technology, "more than anything else," with helping alleviate poverty in the last 200 years.
Charles Niswander and Phillip Kingsley presented ideas for a proposed Bluffton Heritage Center to an over-flow audience of 75 persons at Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
