It's an ambitious schedule this week at the Bluffton Hospital construction site. Here's a list of projects on the schedule:
Site work scheduled weather permitting:
Fascia panel on emergency department canopy
Forming for sidewalk near boiler room
Forming of steps near new stair tower
Glass in new stair tower
Roofing of corridor to second floor and breezeway at back
Stucco at eyebrowFinish glass at second floor
Level sub graders at back drive area
Calling all girls ages 5-10 - you could be Bluffton's Little Miss Sesquicentennial! In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial festivities to be held this year, the Bluffton Public Library is hosting a Little Miss Sesquicentennial Pageant on Thursday, June 23.
Registration begins at 6 p.m. and the pageant will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the Richland Room of the library.
Girls ages 5-7 are eligible to become Little Miss Junior Sesquicentennial, while ages 8-10 will compete to become Little Miss Sesquicentennial.
Bluffton Community's Sportmen's Club stocked the Buckeye with lots of trout, but on Sunday the fish just weren't biting.
Sunday's trout derby did have some winners, however, Danny Pierce of McComb was winner of the 50/50 drawing. He went back to Hancock County with $757.50 in his billfold. The Sportsmen's Club took an equal amount for its future stocking projects.
Bluffton Public Library has just the ticket for fun and relaxation.The library is holding two fundraisers related to this year's adult summer reading theme, "Novel Destinations."
The first event is a silent auction that will be held from May 16 through June 4. Over 30 items will be available to bid on, including:
o historic bed and breakfast locations in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana;
o a river cruise;
o a Tennessee amusement park;
o a West Virginia whitewater raft trip;
o and area festivals, gardens, historic homes, museums and much more.
BFR Spots and Fitness began the summer special on May 1, according to Carole Enneking, director.
New and returning exercisers may purchase a three-month membership but receive four months of service. Cost for the summer special is $87.86 (including sales tax).
Benefits of membership (for those over 14 years of age) include use of the fitness center, indoor track, plus use of the gymnasium and arena
during open times.
