Bluffton's Fall Festival - nothing quite like it!
It was a day to visit the past...to have lots of fun, run a 5K, stop at a Home Expo, paint a pumpkin, watch a drama, visit a quilt show, do some shopping downtown, buy a pumpkin pie at auction, and get your face painted.
LOTS OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -
It was Bluffton's 10th annual Fall Festival. Events took place at Maple Crest, Mennonite Memorial Home, BFR Sports and Fitness, Bluffton Hospital, Bluffton Elementary, Bluffton Farmers' Market, First Mennonite Church and downtown Bluffton.
A pumpkin pie contest, benefiting the Bluffton Community Assistance Program's food pantry was won by Barb Hohenbrink, Jessica Deter second and Alice Simpson, third.
To watch two of the videos from Saturday, click below.
Corn threshing at Maple Crest - click
Plowing a field with horses at Swiss Homestead - click
To view 19 photos from the afternoon, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
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