Flu shots and tax assistance will be available in February at the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center, 132 N. Main St., according to Tonya Meyer, director.
Tax aid
AARP tax-aide help will be available starting at 9 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, according to Tonya Meyer, director.
"Volunteers specialize in helping taxpayers with low and moderate income, with special attention to those age 60 and older," she said. "Appointments are required and may be made by calling 419-358-8971."
The Collegiate Employ-Net Live Job Fair will be held on Friday, March 26, at Owens Community College in Toledo, according to Kathy Dickson, director of career development at Bluffton University and member of the consortium.
The Bluffton Elementary PTO will hold a Bakery Bingo in the Middle School cafetorium from 6 to 8 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 6.
The evening includes playing Bingo to win baked goods, selling raffle tickets for a variety of different prize packages and selling concessions. It will be a great family event and is open to the public.
Bluffton card decks are becoming as scarce as (you may fill in the blank). The holiday fund-raiser by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce saw nearly 300 card decks sold in one month.
A very limited supply of decks remains in some Bluffton stores. Those cards will not be reprinted, so persons interested in a pack or two should buy them now.
Each deck offered 52 cards and each card is sponsored by a Bluffton business. The decks sell for $5 each. PromoHits! created the decks and gave them to the chamber as a fund raiser.
More free wellness-related programs are offered this week through Bluffton Family Recreation (BFR). On Jan. 21 (Thursday), Senior Adults are welcome for a morning discussion of Healthy Eating. The discussion will be held from 11 a.m. until about11:45 a.m. and will feature important information about dietary needs of older adults.
Also on Thursday, adults are welcome to a free open session of volleyball. The BFR gym will be available for drop-in volleyball play from 8-10 p.m. On Friday, Jan. 22, the public is invited to use the BFR indoor track from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Mennonite Home Communities will host several open houses at their newly- completed duplexes located at 603 and 604 Crimson Maple Court, just off Riverbend Drive in Bluffton.
The two- and three-bedroom duplexes are a part of Maple Crest Senior Living Village, where residents can enjoy maintenance-free living, participate in the activities hosted in the main building, as well as use of the indoor pool, spa and exercise area, according to Julie Stratton.
Open house dates to view a decorated showroom model follow:
