“Unusual Bluffton visitors, saloons and other stories,” is the topic of a program by Fred Steiner at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.
“From the 1880s to the 1930s Bluffton was part of a circuit visited by interesting groups of itinerants,” said Steiner. “Most of these visitors were harmless and homeless persons traveling the countryside. They included drifters, peddlers, misfits and people from the Romani culture.”
PANDORA—Join The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm's annual “Spring Migration Hike” on Saturday, May 20 from 8:00-10:30 a.m.
Birders should dress for the weather in earth-toned colors and sturdy hiking shoes that can get muddy. They'll be walking with stops to look and listen for migrating and resident birds. What they see will be documented on Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s ebird and shared with any participants who want to share their email. Bring binoculars and cameras are welcome.
The Saturday, June 3 Bluffton Arts and Crafts Festival will be the 50th by that name. It takes some doing to create that kind of continuity. Hiccups come along, like the COVID pandemic, which created a brief gap in the timeline. What has given the festival such longevity? The Icon talked to several individuals who have been instrumental in coordinating and promoting the festival, including long-time manager Jerry Burkholder.
The Bluffton Sardine Swim Team, an 501c3 non-profit organization that offers instruction, training, will hold a parent meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17.
Organizers note, "We will be meeting in the Middle School Cafetorium. All Bluffton Sardine families are encouraged to attend but for new swim families, please plan to attend so that you can learn about the summer swim season."
Bluffton Soccer Club will be hosting tryouts for multiple age groups on multiple dates (below and on attached flyers), Travel soccer tryouts are open to anyone who fits in the appropriate birth year category, regardless of residence. Tryouts do not guarantee any player a spot on a team, nor is a player committing to accepting an offer just by attending tryouts.
Girls and boys born Jan. 1, 2009-Dec. 31, 2012
6:00 p.m. on May 23 - Citizens nations Bank Fields
Girls born Jan 1, 2013-Dec. 31, 2016
6:00 p.m. on June 5-6 - Village Park Soccer Fields
Boys born Jan 1, 2013-Dec. 31, 2106
5:00 p.m. on June 5-6 - Village Park Soccer Fields
If inclement weathter, tryouts will be held at the Bluffton Family YMCA, 215 Snider Rd.
