Bluffton Exempted Village Schools have announced the 2024-2025 program year policy free and reduced price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast.
Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The State of Ohio Budget for school year 2024-2025 includes funding to cover the cost of reduced meals for breakfast and lunch. This provision allows schools to provide no cost meals to reduced price meal eligible students.
The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used to determine eligibility. Children from families whose annual income is at or below the federal guidelines are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.. ▶️
F3 workouts are being coordinated in Bluffton beginning on August 6. F3 stands for Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith, and is a free, outdoor, peer-led workout for men of all ages and fitness levels.
CORRECTION: The first day of school has been corrected and is August 26.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
Area families with children in school are marking their calendars for the following dates as they get ready for the 2024-2025 school year at Bluffton Exempted Village Schools.
July 29 Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
July 30-August 8 Ohio's sales-tax holiday
From midnight on July 30 through 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 8, save on school supplies and many items under $500.
Thanks to generous donations in support of the St. John's United Church of Christ Bicycle Ministry, a contest to win a bike shop-quality bicycle and helmet from Bike Crazy LLC has been announced. Application HERE.
Nature Conservancy is funding creation of cascading pools
By Paula Pyzik Scott
From the front entrance of Motter Metro Park, a Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District property just outside of the Village of Bluffton, everything looks like business as usual on a sunny July morning. But if you are someone who regularly explores the 105 acres and 1.5 miles of mowed grass trails adjacent to Little Riley Creek, you may have discovered that changes are afoot.
The American Red Cross asks donors to make and keep appointments this July at one of several area locations to help meet life-saving transfusion needs this summer.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bluffton will serve as the host site for a blood drive Thursday, July 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two different types of blood donations will be administered, Whole and Power Red.
Listed below are additional blood drive dates and locations.
