FROM FACEBOOK__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the theme for this year's annual Blaze of Lights Festival, which takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 28.
A "Classic American Christmas" has been made this year's theme to coincide with the America 250 celebrations.
MEDIA RELEASE__Due to the weather, the Pandora-Gilboa Homecoming Parade has been rescheduled for Friday, September 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Parade participants, please line up on Friday between 5:00–5:15 p.m.
The Homecoming Ceremony will begin on Friday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. with the past Kings and Queens being announced, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of when Pandora and Gilboa consolidated into one school.
The 2026 Homecoming King and Queen crowning ceremony will follow. The Rockets will then take the field at 7:00 p.m., taking on Toledo Christian.
Carol Jean Bucher, 92, passed away September 18, 2026 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Carol Jean was born June 9, 1934 in Hancock County, Ohio to the late Dwight and Lucille (Badertscher) Frantz. On April 22, 1955 she married Richard Bucher who preceded her in death on July 20, 2022.
FROM FACEBOOK__You can enjoy an evening of chess at the Bluffton Public Library on Tuesdays. The library offers open chess night from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. and is open to all ages.
Tables and chess boards are provided on the main floor of the library. Participants may also bring their own.
