Events

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Bluffton’s bike rodeo is back with Officer Hope Hannah and Bike Crazy LLC providing the expertise necessary to teach riders in grades K-5 bicycling rules of the road and skills, and to check participants’ bikes for the “ABCs” of safety: Air, Brakes and Chains.

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Register in advance at 419-358-5016 or stop by the library

Fred Steiner will present a time machine tour of Bluffton going back over 140 years in a Bluffton Public Library summer reading program at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, in the lower level of the library.

In a Power Point presentation, the program features dozens of photos taken by Bluffton pioneer photographer Will Triplett from the 1890s to 1920s-era. 

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The Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area (GBPA) are inviting the public to a lecture given by Dave McPheron of Star Farms-Native Plants.

  • Tuesday, July 5
  • 6:30 p.m.
  • Bluffton Community Garden – 9900 block of S. Main St.

The event is free. From the organizers: "PLEASE bring a chair and a friend."

The club meets in Bluffton the first Tuesday of the month from March through December to discuss and hold outings related to gardening.

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Appointments are needed for the July 6 Red Cross Blood drive at First United Methodist Church, 116 Church Street.

Schedule online or call 1-800-RED CROSS. This link will show you other drives near 45817 if this date is inconvenient.

Appointments as of this posting (8 a.m., July 4) were available from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

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The Bluffton Cattle 4-H Club will host their annual chicken BBQ fundraiser from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club, 405 N. Spring St.

The money raised benefits the Bluffton-Pandora-Beaverdam buyers group, who support the Bluffton area livestock exhibitors at the Allen County Fair.  

Tickets are $10.00 each, which includes a 1/2 chicken, mac and cheese, and green beans catered by Bubba C’s.

There will also be a bake sale by donation. Pre-sale tickets are available from any Bluffton Cattle Club member.

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This week the weather is cooperating with plans for The Usual Suspects to play from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the alley next to Roots By Strattons, 111 S. Main St.

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the live music in a downtown "pocket-park."

The Usual Suspects--Bob Beer, Charlie Saylor, and Eric Shellenbarger--are also regulars at the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center, Bluffton Farmers Market and Bluffton Public Library jam sessions.

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