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On Santa's lap

Young Carter Phillips gets ready to talk with Santa Claus during Saturday's Blaze of Lights. Santa visited with children of all ages at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Carter is the son of Adam and Sarah Phillips and grandson of Denny and Kaye Phillips.

Christmas open house at the Schumacher Homestead

Saturday from 2 to 7 p.m.

What was Christmas like for your great-great grandparents?

Visit the Schumacher Homestead from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a Christmas Open House to explore how the holidays were different for Swiss Settlers in the mid-1800s and discover what traditions they passed along to their descendants.

Visit the homestead at 8350 Bixel Road, where the Swiss Community Historical Society will host live music, tours of the farmhouse, demonstrations in the workshop, and activities for children. There will also be refreshments in the house and summer kitchen.

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Entanglement with each other, and with nature

Camp Friedenswald director university Forum speaker

For 2007 graduate Jenna Liechty Martin, living a life of wholeness and joy is only possible in community, a community not just comprised of people. 

“There’s no such thing as living our best lives without cultivating healthy and just relationships with the land and soil we inhabit, because without land and soil there’s no life to be lived,” Liechty Martin, explained during her Nov. 19 Forum presentation at Bluffton University.

Weekend doctor: Is dryness affecting your relationship?

By Lori Thomas, MD
Medical Director, Beyond MedSpa
Many women are affected by vaginal dryness or pain during intercourse, which is a direct result of vaginal dryness. However, many women do not realize that there are treatment options available.

Send in the clowns

There will be clowns on Main Street on Saturday. You'll have a chance to see them in the Blaze parade. Here's a clown sample from last year's parade.

Everything you need to know about Saturday's Blaze

5 p.m. parade • 6 p.m. live entertainment • 7 p.m. lighting ceremony • Santa at Senior Center

Saturday's Blaze of Lights Festival draws families and friends off the couch and away from screens large and small  to enjoy a festive day in downtown Bluffton.

The 33rd annual celebration is expected to draw several thousand people to the village, according to Paula Scott, CEO of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. 

Bluffton’s shops, restaurants and festival vendors are ready to keep visitors busy, warm, and well-fed.

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