And the winners are... (Blaze floats and downtown window decorating contest)
Three floats were winners in the Blaze of Lights parade and three downtown businesses were winners in the downtown window decorating contest, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Float winners
Float winners in the Blaze of Lights parade were:
- First: Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera
- Second: Citizens National Bank
- Third: Mennonite Memorial Home
Float winners receive trophies.
Downtown business window winners
Winners in the downtown window decorating contest were:
- First: Citizens National Bank
- Second: Town and Country Flowers
- Third: Kim Basinger Designs (Deer Creek Shoppes window)
Window winners receive certificates. First place winner receives a $50 Luke's pizza party.
The judging for State Route 103 decorations takes place this weekend. A chamber traveling trophy will be presented to the first place winner. Businesses judged include all businesses from Colonial Surface Solutions to the Interstate.
Stories Posted This Week
Monday, November 2, 2026
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
- Main St. runway for Trick or Treaters
- October 30 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- What Kind of Paradise author joins book club by Zoom, Nov. 4
- Check out November 2026 events at Bluffton Public Library
- Scarecrow voting ends at midnight, Oct. 31
- Annual meeting and dinner for Senior Center members, November 9
- November 2026 Community Meals at the Senior Center
- Pirate girls soccer edged in shootout by Big Green in district final
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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- Bluffton chamber welcomes six new members in October 2026
- Scam talk with Chief Ryan Burkholder
- Apollo Career Center honored as Gold Star Institution
- Peanut brittle time at the Senior Center begins Nov. 9
- Bluffton University Forum explores faith, hope and care for creation
- Business Collective networking night, Nov. 5
- Radio play staging of It's a Wonderful Life on Nov. 29
- Test-to-Treat not Trick-or-Treat
- If only we could put these fall days on pause