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Downtown businesses have their own holiday decorating contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 5:53pm

We like to think that Bluffton’s many shops create the best Christmas decorated downtown of any small town in Ohio.

In addition to the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce’s residential lighting contest, a separate contest takes place for 41 downtown businesses.

The downtown contest operates differently from the residential contest. Competition downtown involves any business that has Christmas garland purchased two years ago through the chamber garland project.

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A Bluffton Christmas carol

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2013 - 5:48pm

Are those carolers we hear? Here are carolers from the Ream holiday folk art display. Bluffton's Blaze of Lights is getting closer and closer. This year's Blaze is Saturday with events beginning at 4 p.m. when Chad Hartson start creating his ice sculpture using  chain saw. Click here for the entire Blaze schedule.

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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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