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"Small is Beautiful" - this year's residential lighting contest offers a prize for "minimal use of lights"

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 5:17pm

CONTEST JUDGING TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4

It's not necessarily the number of lights on your lawn - it's the holiday feeling your display evokes.

This year's Bluffton residential lighting contest offers several new judging catetories and "Small is Beautiful" is one of those categories.

Thanks to a $450 donation from First National Bank, Bluffton’s residential holiday lighting contest prize money totals $800 this year. First National’s donation is assisted courtesy of Kasasa, its rewards checking account partner.

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Santa is coming to town - Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 4:46pm

Santa Claus - and Mrs. Claus - are coming to town. The North Pole couple will be in the Saturday Blaze parade.

Following the parade they will meet with youngsters of all ages at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Here's a view from a previous visit.

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Lions chicken barbecue on Blaze Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 2:35pm

Bluffton Lions will hold a chicken barbecue on Blaze of Lights Saturday. Tickets are $8 and are available from any club member. Dinners will be available while they last from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bluffton Middle School. dinner may be picked up in a drive-through set up in front of the middle school.

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First Mennonite hosts Dec. 5 blood drive

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 1:43pm

Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, Dec. 5, at First Mennonite Church,.

The drive takes place from noon to 6 p.m. To schedule an appointment in advance call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.

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Holiday Night at Allen County Museum Dec. 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 9:22am

 

The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima will host its third annual Holiday Night at the Museum on Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Allen County Museum.

This year’s event will be hosted by Don and Sherri Fischer and include and evening of fine wine and drinks; a dinner prepared by chef Brian Keegan and Barb Cooley; live holiday music by The Ohio State University’s choral ensemble, Carmony; and an auction of local art and gifts, all to benefit the educational programming of the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima.

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December busy month at Maple Crest

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 26, 2013 - 9:26pm

Lots of events are taking place in December at Maple Crest Senior Living Community. The December activities calendar is now on the Icon.

It is available in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

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