Monday's event includes parade, Maple Grove ceremony and chicken barbecue
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2019 - 3:33pm
Bluffton observes Memorial Day on Monday May 27, according to the Bluffton American Legion Post 382.
Parade
A parade forms at 9:15 a.m. at the Bluffton town hall and moves out at 9:30 a.m., ending at Maple Grove Cemetery. The service at the Cemetery begins at 10 a.m.
Maple Grove
Bluffton native Terry L Marshall, retired U.S. Naval officer, is the speaker at the Maple Grove ceremony following the parade.
State Route 103 between state Route 698 and township Road 71, between the villages of Jenera and Arlington, will close Monday, June 10, for approximately 45 days for a pavement repair and shoulder widening project.
Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 235, U.S. 30 and U.S. 68 back to state Route 103. Work is being performed by Helms and Sons, Findlay.
Work is dependent upon weather conditions, and unless otherwise noted, it will take place during daytime hours.
Interstate 75 northbound near state Route 103, Bluffton, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for bridge deck repairs during daytime hours on Wednesday, May 22.
This work was originally scheduled to occur on Thursday, May 16, but was postponed. The following ramp closure and associated detour will be in place during the work. Work is being performed by the ODOT District 1 roadway services department.
A massive two-day youth soccer tournament will bring upward to 1,000 persons to Bluffton this weekend.
It’s the Bluffton Soccer American Cup event held Saturday and Sunday on the Bluffton University soccer fields. The Bluffton Soccer Club sponsors this annual two-day tournament.
According to Ron Koontz and Dan Lee, tournament directors, the weekend event includes 30 teams from Bluffton and surrounding communities. Competing teams are recreational U-12 and U-15.