From 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, the Allen County Public Health Department is hosting a Bluffton Parks Forum at the Buckeye Park Picnic Shelter.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
For the first time in its ten year history, local National Night Out celebrations weren't protected by the so-called Bluffton Bubble, a mythical ability to keep storms at a distance. However, plans for food, fun and fireworks on Tuesday night were successfully moved to Wednesday, August 7 after heavy storms and tornado threats were forecast.
All are invited to learn about growing aucchini and zinnias with Hardin County Master Gardener Volunteer Stewart Coats and Allen County Master Gardener Volunteer Victoria Goddard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13.
The Riley Creek Singers will present the musical My Fair Lady at the Pandora-Gilboa School Auditeria on August 9 and 10 at 8:00 p.m. and on August 11 at 2:00 p.m.
The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora will hold its final Second Saturday event of the summer on August 10, when visitors are especially invited to tour the garden. Open hours at the Schumacher homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, are from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
This year marks the second season that the garden has been ably cared for by committee members Becki Ahmed, Joyce Suter and Nancy Yeager, assisted by their husbands and a few friends. There will be docents available to point out and discuss the plants used by the early settlers, including the labeled herbs and broom corn.
There will also be guided tours of the (air-conditioned) mid-19th century house, with many period artifacts, some original to the house.
Before the Village of Bluffton had a water system or pump equipment, fighting fires required bucket brigades, a chain of individuals who passed buckets of water from hand to hand. The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is inviting small groups to participate in a bucket brigade competition as part of its August 10 Bluffton History Day celebrating local volunteer firefighters.
