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BFR Blaze of Lights camp registration is open

Posted by Staff on September 23, 2022 - 6:00am

Registration is open for A Blaze of Lights camp at Bluffton Family Recreation. The one or two day camp takes place during Thanksgiving break. 

Participants can be registered for November 22 or 23rd or both.

  • Before care begins at 7:30 a.m.
  • After care provided until 5:30 p.m.

Campers will get to help design, build, and decorate a float that will be in the Blaze of Lights parade on Saturday, November 26. Participants are invited to ride the float during the parade as well.

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Bluffton Family YMCA
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Safety Services committee meeting on Sept. 26

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2022 - 12:39pm

The Village of Bluffton has announced a meeting of the Safety Services committee at noon on Monday, September 26.

The meeting will be at the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

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Public Meetings
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About those butterflies

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2022 - 10:16am

Seeing more that the usual number of monarch butterflies? The Ohio Division of Wildlife explains:

"Eastern monarch butterflies are now flying through Ohio on their way from summer breeding areas to overwintering sites in Mexico.

Monarchs may travel 50 to 100 miles per day, making this one of the most impressive migrations in the animal kingdom. The journey may take them thousands of miles before they reach their destination."

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Regional news
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September 19 Bluffton Board of Education meeting summary

Posted by Paula Scott on September 22, 2022 - 9:37am

Pirate Cart coffee service, MS Overnight School at Camp Berry, Elementary School field trips resume, $8K grant for water bottle fillers 

All board members were present for the September 19 meeting of the Bluffton schools Board of Education. President Larry Hoffman conducted the 7:30 p.m. meeting in the media center of Bluffton Elementary School.

INVOLVEMENT OF VISITORS
Several parents were in attendance to see the introduction of the Pirate Cart, a small business-style project being operated by students Nathan Taylor and Aiden Koontz. The Pirate Cart sells coffee and treats on Thursdays. The students are supervised by High School Intervention Specialist Emily Spallinger and classroom aide Cindy Prowant. The board and guests were treated to coffee, water and homemade marshmallow candies.

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Public Meetings
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Blessing of the Animals at Bluffton Presbyterian Church

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2022 - 7:37am

Bluffton Presbyterian Church will hold a Blessing of the Animals event on Saturday, October 1 on the church lawn at 112 N. Main St., Bluffton. The 10:30 a.m. service will feature short readings and an individual blessing for each animal in attendance.

The invitation: "Furry, scaled, winged, or hoofed – all animals and their pet parents are invited! Animals must be leashed, crated, or otherwise contained. Photographs of pets who cannot attend are also welcome."

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Worship
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"Autumnal Equinox and Jupiter approaching" astronomy event on September 23

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2022 - 5:45am

All are invited to drop by the ONU Observatory between 8:00-10:00 p.m. on Frinday, September 23 for the second astronomy public event of the Fall season.

Organizers note, "This event is a celebration of the autumnal equinox (the start of autumn).  This year, the actual moment when the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its way south is on September 22--around 9 pm EST.

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