Missed the Blaze parade - or want to watch some of it again? Watch our videos
With over 100 units, the 2014 Blaze of Lights parade was the largest and longest in Blaze history. The parade entertained a crowd at places five people deep and lasted 60 minutes.
Temperatures actually rose during the parade. Starting at 4 p.m. the Citizens National Bank temperature read 48 degrees. By 8 p.m. the temperature reached 53 making it a very pleasant Thanksgiving weekend downtown.
Here are five videos of Blaze night. Watch for lots of photos posted on the Icon tomorrow.
CLICK HERE for Lima Beane Chorus
CLICK HERE for Blaze parade 1
CLICK HERE for Blaze parade 2
CLICK HERE for Blaze parade 3
CLICK HERE for Blaze parade 4
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
- Marjorie Jean (Reams) Montgomery was a homemaker
- Meet the Bluffton Pirate football team, Fall 2026
- Ada Icon stories posted this week, August 17-21
- Aug. 22 Bluffton Cars & Coffee reminder
- Pirate girls soccer shuts out Anna in home opener
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Wildcats
- Pirate boys soccer rallies past Archbold
- Capture the essence of Bluffton in photos
- Pirate girls golf places 9th at SJCC Invite
- Call for actors for Dillinger reenactment on October 10
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- Aug. 20 program on Monarch butterflies
- Two new teachers introduced at Trinity Lutheran School
- Pirate golfers win wet NWC tri
- Pirate volleyball drops opener to Ottoville
- Pirate girls tennis blanked by Shawnee
- Pirate girls soccer loss vs. Wapakoneta
- Pirate boys soccer beats powerhouse Trojans
- WIP Wednesday: Playful scene in Pandora cafe