Events

Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Rd, Bluffton, will host a fish fry on Friday, March 14 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

The cost is $12/meal, dine in or carry out.

Carry out includes up to 3 pieces of fish, cheesy potatoes, green beans, applesauce and cookie.

There will be separate lines for dine in and carry out.

The March dinner meeting for members of the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center will take place on Monday, March 10 at noon. This is a potluck meal with soup provided by the center. Please bring a dish to share. 

MC: Gloria Bucher
HOSTESS: Barb Nusbaum, Louise Hampton
PROGRAM: The Maple Aires signing group

For more information about membership, call or visit the center at 132 N. Main St. Dues may be paid in person at the center, by mailing a check or over the phone with a credit card. The member newsletter is available by standard mail or by email.

The following events and notices are on the Bluffton Schools calendar for March 2025:

Wednesday, March 12 - Senior Citizens Breakfast, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
- High School Band performance

Friday, March 21 - Music Boosters Chicken BBQ and Concert, 4:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets 
- Every ensemble from 4th-grade strings through high school bands and choirs will perform

Monday, March 24 - NO SCHOOL. Teacher inservice day.

On Wednesday, February 26, a Community Coffee Klatsch will be held in the newly decorated banquet/party room at Campito Lindo, 142 N. Main Street, Bluffton.   The doors will open at 10:00 a.m. for coffee, with the actual program starting at 10:30. 

The speaker for this open gathering will be Christopher Gibbs, a Sidney area farmer who is president of the Shelby County, OH, Democrats.  Those attending will be able to purchase lunch, relax and spend time with old and new friends,  and  share  concerns about rapidly changing conditions we are facing. 

The Bluffton Schools Music Booster's Chicken BBQ is Friday, March 21. Meal tickets can now be purchased at the Middle School office or online at https://givebutter.com/9yz7ip/

Bubba C's BBQ will be served.

That evening free entertainment will be provided by music students in grades 4-12 in Band, Choir and Strings.

Workplace Culture and Employee Retention

Presenters for the February 27 Lunch & Learn session hosted by the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will be 

  • Carol Turchick, Ohio Northern University Center for Corporate Engagement
  • Derek Dukes, Southgate Lanes
  • Jim Enneking, Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs

Topics presented will include:

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