Help! Friday at 3 p.m.
A volunteer coalition of Bluffton residents will post the Ream Holiday Folk Art Display cutouts on the Presbyterian Church lawn starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, according to Lynda Best, who is working on the project.
The set-up is part of the Bluffton Cultural Affairs Committee, but with last January’s retirement by Terry Mullenhour, who chairs the committee, no replacement was made by the village.
“Because of a forecast of 100 percent chance of rain on Saturday, we will start at 3 p.m. on Friday,” she told The Icon. “We will try to finish Saturday, weather permitting.”
She urged anyone interested in helping with the set-up to join her group on Friday.
Other Blaze of Lights developments
Paula Scott, interim director of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, provided the Icon with several Blaze updates:
• Look for the Blaze on the electronic billboard on State Route 103, courtesy of Giesken Outdoor Advertising.
• The Lima News will publish a Blaze story in the 360 magazine on Friday, Nov. 24.
• The Bluffton News will send a Blaze of Lights tab including extensive coverage and advertising.
• The Bluffton Icon will provide easy electronic access to all Blaze updates and information.
• Our parade coordinator, Junior Weihrauch, is distributing posters in several surrounding communities and will be on WKXA Radio.
Scott said, “If you would like a poster they are available at the town hall.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 4, 2026
- Celebrate Recovery program announced by Ebenezer Church
- Bluffton chamber resumes monthly meetings, Sept. 11
- P.S. Why read, like and share local news?
- September 4 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate volleyball wins in 5 vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Pirate girls soccer blanked by Celina
- SummerFest will raise funds for Beaverdam-Richland Fire & Rescue
- 100 years of being Beavers: 2026 Bluffton University Homecoming, Oct. 2-4
- Beaverdam Bunch results from 2026 Allen County Junior Fair
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Bluffton University offers $1,000 annual award to enrollees who visit campus
- Pirate golf 3rd in NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball sweeps Elida
- Pirate boys soccer loss vs. Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Spencerville
- August 2026 land transfers in the Bluffton school district
- Bluffton alumnus to share grandmother's fight for U.S. citizenship
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, August 2026
- Pirate golfers split tri
- ICYMI: August 2026 Bluffton Icon Highlights
- Nisly to present colloquium on Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”
- Bluffton School district mails 2026-2027 Summer District Newsletter
- Emmanuel UCC is 2026 Bluffton Family Y coed softball champion