The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the date of November 29 for the 2025 Blaze of Lights parade and Festival.
The theme for downtown decorations and parade floats is "Home for the Holidays."
The chamber message notes, "It's hard to believe that three months from today is the highly-anticipated annual Blaze of Lights event! ....More information regarding parade participation, etc will be coming soon. We look forward to making this another wonderful Blaze of Lights event for our community!"
Batteries don’t belong in trash or curbside recycling containers
MEDIA RELEASE__Rumpke Waste & Recycling experienced a fire at its new $100 million recycling facility in Columbus, Ohio in July 2025, which was caused by a lithium-ion cell phone battery. The business provides trash and recycling services to Bluffton residents.
“Fortunately, we were able to address it quickly; the facility didn’t experience damage, and no one was injured,” said Jeff Synder, senior vice president, recycling and sustainability. “Situations like this put people—our workers and firefighters in harm’s way, which is the ultimate risk we take when we all toss these batteries into trash and recycling containers.”
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
Interior designer Brooke Place celebrated the opening of her full-service interior design studio and shop, Inside Innovations Inc., at 125 N. Main St. on Friday, August 22. As a new member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, the open house event began with a well-attended ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the building at Vine and Main streets.
At the ceremony, Brook and her husband Kyle, with son Lochlan and daughter Brynn did the honors of cutting the ribbon.
August 30 District Cabinet meeting Bluffton Town Hall at 9:00 a.m. September 2 Club meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Speaker Dr. Allison Niemeyer, podiatrist. September 16 Club meeting at Town Hall at noon. Speaker will be a representative from Blanchard Valley Health System speaking on cancer. September 18 Community Meal at Senior Center. September 22-October 3: Eye screening of children. September 27 Fall Festival and craft show. October 11 Roadside clean-up.
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Festival of Wheels revenue to date of $3,956.02. Ride to Remember revenue to date of $7,557 these funds go to the bike path. Playground pledges and donations to date $205,816.
AUG 14 MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for Inside Innovations, Inc., a woman-owned, full-service interior design studio and shop, at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22 at 125 N. Main Street. A community open house will follow. The event is free and open to the public, area businesses and media.
Inside Innovations, Inc. has served clients for nearly 34 years. Formerly based in Findlay, the studio now calls Bluffton home under the leadership of owner and Lead Designer, Brooke Place. The new studio features an extensive library of interior fabrics, custom furniture, floor and wall coverings and window treatments, along with a curated Inside Innovations, Inchome furniture and décor shop at the front of the space.
AUGUST 14 MEDIA RELEASE__Citizens Wealth Management Group (CWMG), 102 S. Main St., is raising awareness this month about the importance of keeping beneficiary designations up to date. To help individuals ensure their assets are protected and passed on according to their wishes, CWMG is offering free beneficiary reviews throughout the month of August.
