Two communities meals are planned by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association in April. Both meals are at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., and are open to the public.
The meals are Thursday, April 7, and Thursday, April 21. Meals begin at 6 p.m. Any donations received assist the work of the Bluffton Food Pantry.
Sponsoring the April 7 dinner is the SHANNON Service Club. Sponsoring the April 21 dinner is Emmanuel United Church of Christ.
An Easter bake sale is planned at the Mennonite Memorial Home from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 22. The sale is in the MMH lobby at 410 W. Elm St.Proceeds go to The Service Group of the Mennonite Memorial Home Communities of Ohio.
Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., will hold its spring garage sale Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. Friday hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A garage sale half-price and clean up takes place on Monday, April 18.
The Easter Bunny and some of the McDonald's Restaurant characters will visit youth at this year's community Easter egg hunt.
The egg hunt is at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 16, at Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St.
Children ages 8 and under are welcome to come, hunt for hidden eggs, register for prizes, gift baskets and have their pictures taken with the McDonald's characters.
Doughnuts and refreshments will be provided. Don't be late, the hunt begins at 10 a.m. sharp and the eggs go quickly.
I've been traveling again, which leads to another column for any of you interested in another part of the world.
Not across the equator this time, but at the far eastern end of our time zone - Maine. Many of you have visited that state, and I suspect that most of your trips have taken place during Maine's glorious, but short, vacation season.
