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Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 4:56pm

Thomas Mazur of the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission met with Bluffton officials on Friday. The commission and the village work together on several projects. The meeting centered on the Transportation Improvement Program, which the village is a participant. From left, Bryan Lloyd, Jesse Blackburn, Mazur, Richard Johnson, Kevin Nichols and Mitch Kingsley.

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"The night before Christmas" in Bluffton is only 6 weeks away

This year's Blaze of Lights theme
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 4:42pm

In just six weeks Bluffton will celebrate “The night before Christmas.”

No, it won’t be Christmas eve. It’s the 33rd annual Blaze of Lights, a Thanksgiving weekend event, that draws hundreds of visitors to the community. This year’s Blaze is Saturday, Nov. 30.

The Blaze doesn’t just happen. It involves countless volunteers, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the village Cultural Affairs Committee.

Here’s events leading up to the Blaze:

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Regional news
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Dare to Dream tickets available for Nov. 6 event

The annual event has generated over $82,000 for the Bluffton bike and pedestrian pathways
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 4:15pm

Bluffton Lions Foundation announces its 6th annual Dare to Dream wine tasting and auction.

This year’s event begins at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Crimson Lane Event Venue, 4600 County Road 1, Ada.

The evening is a fund-raiser to support the Bluffton pathway project and other Lions Club projects.

Since its inception Dare to Dream events have raised over $82,000 for the Bluffton bike and pedestrian pathways. The Foundation and club have built over five miles of pathway thanks to the support of the community.

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Pirates right ship, run past Wildcats

BHS did not throw a single pass en route to rolling up 377 rushing yards
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 3:56pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The homestanding Bluffton football team stuck to the ground and ran past last-place Delphos Jefferson 42-14 in a Northwest Conference contest Friday night.

The Pirates dominated their last home game of 2019 by running the ball - they did not throw a single pass en route to rolling up 377 rushing yards.

Delphos scored the first touchdown, but then Bluffton reeled off 35 unanswered points to pull away from a close game at halftime and win handily.

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Sports
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Unbeaten Mount St. Joe stops Beavers

Leondre Dean led the Beaver defense with 10 tackles
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 3:52pm

The Bluffton University football team traveled down I-75 today to take on conference foe Mount St. Joseph on Saturday. The MSJ defense was too much for the Beavers in a 38-14 victory that kept the Lions unbeaten (6-0, 4-0 HCAC) on the year.

The home team would get on the scoreboard first when Cornell Beachem rushed for a 62-yard touchdown to put MSJ up 7-0 with 7:07 left in the first quarter.

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Bluffton University
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Abraham and Mary Ann Kohler Hochstettler Steiner children

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 1:16pm

Children of Abraham and Mary Ann Kohler Hochstettler Steiner. Seated from left, Paul A. Steiner, Susan Hochstettler Diller and Noah F. Steiner.

Standing from left, Lydia Rupp, Samuel W. Steiner, Mary Ann Lugibill Sumney and Jacob W. Steiner. Not in this photo are Jonathan and Elizabeth Steiner.

This family lived west of Ebenezer Mennonite Church on Grove Road one-quarter mile east of the Hilty school.

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Historical Bluffton
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