St. John’s United Church of Christ will host a benefit concert for Larry Battle at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 16, at the church, 223 W. College Ave.
The concert will feature the church choir, Michael Lester, Crystal Sellers Battle, Dr. Raymond Wise and others, according to Rev. Carol Clements, pastor of the church.
Battles faces several surgeries, including a gastric bypass and spinal cord surgery.
Persons interested in contributing to the fund may send tax-deductible donations to:
Where the the Pirates play this spring - and who is the opponent. Here's the varsity sports spring schedule from Alex Hanna, Bluffton High School Athletic Director.
The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center and Bluffton Lion’s Club Foundation will hold their 31st annual Pancake and Sausage Benefit on Saturday, March 23, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Benefit will be held at the Bluffton Senior Center at 132 N. Main St. The meal includes all the pancakes you can eat, whole hog sausage, applesauce, and coffee, tea, milk or juice.
Tickets are $6.50 and children through 5 years of age are free with a paying adult. Tickets are available at the door or from a Lion’s Club member or the Senior Center.
Step back in time on Sunday, March 24, and join the Swiss Community Historical Society in the Maple Crest Patio Room for an afternoon with “An Early Healer.”
At the annual Spring meeting, the Swiss Historical Society will host Rita Thalen, formerly of the Johnny Appleseed Park District, who will present a first person (in character) portrayal of an early healer in the Bluffton/Pandora area.
What's that 63 and 61 doing in there? Here's the past week's high and low temperatures, plus precipitation and snowfall, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
High Low Prec. Snow
March 5 35 28 0.38 3.1
March 6 37 27 0.04 0.8
March 7 40 29 trace
March 8 43 24
March 9 49 29
March 10 63 45
March 11 61 36 0.26
The Bluffton High School academic banquet will be held on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school cafetorium. This banquet is held to honor students with a grade point average of of 3.50 and higher. This year there are 23 sophomores, 53 juniors and 30 seniors will be honored.
