Feb. 14, 2023
The Bluffton Sun
Buzzard Day, flower contest fill funky March weekend
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In 1985, when George Heyward was mayor of Bluffton, he proclaimed the buzzard to be the official bird of Bluffton. For a couple of years, he rode in the Christmas parade atop a garbage truck in his buzzard costume, to declare its new position of honor. (Photo from the Caldwell Archives.)
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Leave it to the Queen of Calhoun to come up with another exciting festival for all of Bluffton to enjoy. Babbie Guscio, owner of The Store, is the creator of such fun events as Mayfest (aka Bluffton Village Festival) and the Fourth of July Children’s Parade, and organizer of the famed Bluffton Christmas Parade from 1976 through the 2010s. She also started the Bluffton Flower Show, which was last held in 2021, and which she is bringing back to blossom on March 4 at the Heyward House in Old Town from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Now, her very imaginative brain has brought forth the inaugural Bluffton Buzzard Day, to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. March 5 at Martin Family Park.
The two events are being held so close together because, Guscio said, “It’s time to bring the fun and funky back to town!” For the flower show, anyone interested is invited to “Celebrate the Beauty of Bluffton” and enter floral arrangements to be judged. There’s a $5 entry fee per arrangement, and prize ribbons will be awarded. Sage advice will be offered, she said, and a plant swap and sale will be conducted. Spring and garden vendors are welcome to join the fun with a $25 fee. The flower fun will be followed the next day with all attention focused on buzzards. Buzzard Day is expected to attract lots of ... well, buzzards. Just for the heck of it, all are invited to dress up like buzzards, and to participate in the Buzzard Strut Contest, and to play
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