The American Legion Bluffton Post 382 of the American Legion hosts regular meetings at 7:30 p.m. on first and third Mondays of the month.

Meetings are held at the Bluffton Sportsmens Club (405 N. Spring Street). All veterans are welcome. Phone 419-358-0334 for more information.

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The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve in rural Pandora is celebrating National Hat Day on January 15.

To join in the fun, wear your favorite warm hat and take part in their Annual Hat Day Night Hike from 6 to 7:30 p.m. If the sky is clear, you'll see the waxing moon just two days before it is the full January Wolf Moon. Cookies and hot chocolate will follow in the Seitz Family Pavilion.

From Damaging Addictive Behaviors Anonymous

The answers to the following questions are nobody’s business but your own. If you can answer yes to any of these questions, it may be time you took a serious look at what this behavior might be doing to your life.

Questions to help you decide if you have D.A.B. (Damaging Addictive Behavior):

Is donating blood part of your holiday plans? The American Red Cross has rated blood supply levels as dangerously low.

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church Street, from 12-6 p.m. on Thursday, December 30.

Appointments are required to donate blood. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter fumcbluff to find available appointments.

Bluffton Elementary principal "Mr. T," Ben Thiel, has announced that classes will be recorded performing Christmas music, with links sent by teachers and in future newsletters.

Hometown Stations will be airing videos of students singing or playing Christmas songs on Christmas morning from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.  Theis will send Bluffton student performances to the station for this program.

The “Usual Suspects” acoustic guitar and vocal trio of Bob Beer, Charlie Saylor, and Eric Shellenbarger grew out of jam sessions held at Bluffton Public Library in pre-COVID days. More recently the group plus musical friends have played song circle-style at the Bluffton Senior Center at 2:30 p.m. on first and third Wednesdays. Some folks just come to listen and throw in a request or two. The next session is December 22.

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