Do your have a fruit tree but aren't sure how to prune it properly? The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area (GBPA) are hosting a hands-on program on fruit tree pruning at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25.

Jerry Suter from Suter Produce, will be showing the proper tools, as well as where to cut and at what angle in a demonstration with the apple tree at the Bluffton Community Garden, 9900 block of S. Main St..

Organizers note that you can bring your tools with you and make some test cuts.

Registration deadline is March 1, 2024.

ALLEN COUNTY__Registration is open for the 23rd annual Art of Gardening Seminar which will be held on Saturday,  March 16, 2024 at the Ohio State Lima Campus from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The February monthly meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will be Wednesday evening, February 21 at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting will be held on the third floor of Bluffton City Hall.  

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, February 9. This month the chamber is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Et Cetera Inc.

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools will be closed on Monday, April 8, due to the total solar eclipse that will take place. (See NASA information HERE.)

The schools noted, "In consultation with safety services and the potential for a large number of people to be on the roads due to the eclipse on April 8th, school will not be in session."

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The U.S. National Weather Service of Northern Indiana has announced that it will hold spotter talks this spring, including a March 19 event in Putnam County, Ohio.

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