Ticket sales for the America 250 in Bluffton quilt raffle are underway. Featuring patches designed, pieced and quilted by members of the Bluffton Scrap Artists club, the quilt is 91" X 103" and will fit a king-sized bed.
The tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased from quilt club members, as well as at the following businesses:
Black Lab Trading Company
Bluffton Senior Citizens Center
1861 Wine Lounge
The quilt winner will be drawn on Saturday, November 28 at the Blaze of Lights festival.
More than cars were on display on Friday, June 19, at Bluffton’s 58th Annual Festival of Wheels, put on by the Bluffton Lions Club.
Featured this year was a jail cell where John Dillinger was held after robbing Bluffton's Citizens National Bank in 1933. Right beside this was the 2026 best of show winner, Larry Reichenbach's 1956 Chevy Corvette. Reichenbach was among over 250 vintage car, truck, motorcycle and tractor enthusiasts displaying their prized possessions.
Chad R. Koontz, 53, passed away June 27, 2026, at his residence. Chad was born on March 1, 1973, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Dan Koontz and Judy Westrick. On March 8, 1998, he married Stefani Eckenwiler Koontz, who survives.
