Let's go for a ride
Saturday night is your opportunity to take a horse and wagon ride in Bluffton to view the Christmas lights. J.A. Smith’s Town and Country Carriage Service, Van Wert, will provide rides. Rides will start at the conclusion of the Blaze parade and will continue during the evening. Departure point is in front of Common Grounds coffee shop.Tickets are $4 for persons 11 and older and $2 for youth 10 and under. Children who can sit on an adult lap have no charge. Tickets will be sold at the front of Common Grounds. Ticket sales will begin during the parade. This year’s horse and wagon route will be on South Main Street. The S.H.A.N.N.O.N Service Club will sell the tickets and will assis riders getting on and off the wagon.
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