Here's everything you need to know about Bluffton's Blaze of Lights taking place on Saturday, Nov. 28.
The Blaze of Lights is more than just a one-day event. In addition to the events taking place on Nov. 28, it includes these elements that continue nightly through Jan. 1:
• the Ream folk art holiday display
• the Gift of Giving light show extravaganza
• Bluffton Main Street business district Christmas window displays
• a tour of Bluffton’s residential yard lighting
Hannah Chappell-Dick, a Bluffton High School graduate and a senior at Eastern Mennonite University, has qualified for the 2015 Division III NCAA Cross Country Championships in Winneconne, Wisc. The meet takes place Saturday, Nov. 21. The top 35 finishers earn All-American status.
How does a horse and wagon ride sound? On Saturday, Nov. 28, following the Blaze parade, you can view the lights of South Main Street, Bluffton. J.A. Smith'sTown and Country Carriage Services of Van Wert, will provide the horse and wagon. Rides will embark and end at Common Grounds. Members of the SHANNON Service Club will sell tickets inside Common Grounds.
Results from the Shannon Cemetery Commission survey reveal wide-spread agreement across the Bluffton community for support for a memorial made of tombstones, but not for replacement of the tombstones to where they were found.
The findings of the survey created by commission member Harriet Moyer were released at the most recent meeting of the commission.
The survey offered four concepts for participants to rate.
