Community members including the family of Bluffton teacher Katrina Riepenhoff, who passed away while awaiting a heart transplant in 2024, and the Village of Bluffton have scheduled an event celebrating the creation of the Bluffton Community Dog Park on Lake St.
At 5:15 p.m. on Friday, March 14, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony including remarks by Matt Ellerbrock and comments by the Riepenhoff family, Assistant Village Administrator Bryan Lloyd and Mayor Rich Johnson.
The March 6 Community Meal at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will be served by First Mennonite Church. Watch https://bit.ly/Bluffton_Senior_Facebook for menu announcements.
St. John UCC will serve the March 20 meal.
All meals start at 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. A good will offering will be taken to help support the local food pantry.
The March dinner meeting for members of the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center will take place on Monday, March 10 at noon. This is a potluck meal with soup provided by the center. Please bring a dish to share.
MC: Gloria Bucher
HOSTESS: Barb Nusbaum, Louise Hampton
PROGRAM: The Maple Aires signing group
For more information about membership, call or visit the center at 132 N. Main St. Dues may be paid in person at the center, by mailing a check or over the phone with a credit card. The member newsletter is available by standard mail or by email.
Wednesday, March 12 - Senior Citizens Breakfast, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
- High School Band performance
Friday, March 21 - Music Boosters Chicken BBQ and Concert, 4:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets
- Every ensemble from 4th-grade strings through high school bands and choirs will perform
Monday, March 24 - NO SCHOOL. Teacher inservice day.
On Wednesday, February 26, a Community Coffee Klatsch will be held in the newly decorated banquet/party room at Campito Lindo, 142 N. Main Street, Bluffton. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m. for coffee, with the actual program starting at 10:30.
The speaker for this open gathering will be Christopher Gibbs, a Sidney area farmer who is president of the Shelby County, OH, Democrats. Those attending will be able to purchase lunch, relax and spend time with old and new friends, and share concerns about rapidly changing conditions we are facing.
