Dennis Gallant, Bluffton mayor, will provide a state of the village address during the Friday morning, Oct. 11, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
The free breakfast is open to the public. Breakfast serving is from 7 to 7:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. in the third floor of the town hall.
Gallant, who served on Bluffton council for several terms, became mayor in February when Eric Fulcomer resigned and accepted a new position in Illinois. Gallant, who was president of council, assumed the position of mayor at that time.
Tammy Whitlow, administrative manager of Diamond Manufacturing of Bluffton, needs your vote.
Diamond is in the running for a $250,000 small business grant and anyone may vote
to help the business obtain the grant.
“We were given this opportunity because we are a certified women-owned company.
Go to: https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/search/businesses and all you need
do is put in our zip 45817 and we are the only company that pops up,” she said.
Maple Crest Senior Living Community, Bluffton, hosts a fall pie-baking contest, according to Darin Lee of Maple Crest. The contest is Friday, Nov. 1. Persons interested in entering must register by Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Contestants may enter as many different pies as they wish. The contest has three categories: cream, fruit, and nut pies.
On the rough and undulating footing of the Elvin R. King cross country course at Cedarville University, the Bluffton University cross country teams faced unseasonably high temperatures and humidity while competing in the All-Ohio Championship meet.
This huge event saw 50 women's and 48 men's teams from all three NCAA divisions as well as NAIA schools compete simultaneously against each other.
This was the pre-game scene at Harmon Field on Friday night. A downpour cancelled the Bluffton High School homecoming parade, but the festivities went on. Sophia Marcum (center) and Noah Stratton were announced as this year's homecoming king and queen. Watch the video at the bottom left side of the home page.
