On Saturday, May 10, letter carriers in Bluffton and Beaverdam will participate in the Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The nationwide food drive is the largest one day food collection in the country, filling food pantries and food banks.
It is easy to help and participate. Just collect and bag non-perishable food items or paper products and or toiletries and place by your mailbox (early Saturday morning) or bring
them to the Bluffton Post Office.
Bluffton American Legion Post 382 is encouraging interested persons to decorate their
bicycles with red, white and blue for the Bluffton Memorial Day parade on Monday, May
26.
Families are encouraged to participate. All decorated bicycles and their riders will be a part of the parade. Participants are asked to be in front of the town hall by 9 a.m., before the start of the parade at 9:30 a.m.
Bluffton council was updated on several village issues during its May 5 council meeting. One of those items is a report that the village will become part of the Charter Communications cable system.
Here is a portion of the report given council from Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator:
There will be ponies on Main Street - and if you are young enough, you may ride one on Saturday. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Here's a scene from last year.
Training programs for those beginning to run and for those who want to increase speed are being offered by BFR Sports & Fitness, according to Carole Enneking of BFR.
Improve Your Run
Improve Your Run offers six weeks of group training for those individuals who are preparing for competitive races this summer.
