Events

SHANNON Service Club and Bluffton Senior Citizens at the end of the month

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Garage sale season arrives in Bluffton at the end of the month.

The community hosts two giant garage sales with the SHANNON Service Club’s two-day sale and Bluffton Senior Center’s three-day sale. Here are the details:

SHANNON Service Club sale
The sale is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 29, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton. This is the 17th annual club sale. The sale includes dozens of tables from vendors who will offer a large assortment of items.

Senior Center’s OVAL classes begin in late March

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  • Around the Tip of South America
  • Donate Life at any age
  • What is it? Tidbits of History
  • Little Known facts of the Civil War

These are the first four programs on this spring’s OVAL classes at Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

OVAL stands for “Our Version of Adult Learning” program, hosted by the Senior Center after Bluffton University stopped holding adult learning classes in 2018.

Transition Bluffton program

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Transition Bluffton, in cooperation with the Bluffton Public Library, will hold a free repair clinic on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the library’s lower level. 

Anyone is welcome to bring in small appliances, clothing, bicycles, electronics, etc. which need fixed in some way. Volunteers will be on hand to do basic repairs, troubleshooting and mending.

The purpose of this event is to help reduce landfill waste by repairing items instead of throwing them away. 

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The band Cloud of Witnesses will perform at 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton.

The concert is free and open to the public. 

Wendy Chappell-Dick and Phil Gratz, perform in the duo's debut concert. They will present a blend of folk, rock, country, and pop.

They will be joined by bassist Chris Gott and multi-instrumentalist Lucas Harnish.

Chappell-Dick said, "Cloud of Witnesses specializes in guitar-driven songs with meaningful lyrics that have stood the test of time."

Shannon Freshour, Mike Larsen, Jeffrey Sites in town hall Saturday evening 

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Three Democratic candidates are vying for the chance to represent Allen County – and Ohio's Fourth Congressional District – in Congress. 

In Ohio’s primary on March 17, Democratic voters will choose one of these candidates to run for the seat currently held by Jim Jordan in the U.S. House. 

Saturday, Feb 15, the public is invited to hear what these candidates have to say, in an open forum from 7-9 p.m. at the Bluffton town hall third floor, 154 N. Main St. 

The forum will include opening and closing statements as well as the chance for rebuttals. 

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A caregiver support network event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 22, according to Jami Dellifield, of the Hardin County OSU extension office. A two-page flyer attached at the bottom of this story provides complete details.

The local event is held at the Putnam County Extension Office, 1206 E. 2nd Street, Ottawa. Check in is at 12:30 p.m. and the program begins at 1 p.m.

The cost is $10 for individuals. Several resources are available for participants.

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