The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora has announced the return of the traditional Christmas Open House at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton. The event will be extended over two days, from 3-6 p.m. on December 4 and 5, giving visitors the chance to view the farmhouse by daylight and candle light.
Visitors can tour the decorated house, make a dipped candle, shop in the Christmas shop and enjoy refreshments around a fire in the backyard.
Poet, songwriter, and activist Terry Hermsen will perform songs from his new album Dance Floor at the End of Time: Songs for a Regenerative Earth at 7 p.m. on November 22 at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St.
Hermsen is a leader of ROAR (Regional Ohio Action for Resilience) which organizes climate change projects in central Ohio. His Bluffton friends and collaborators include Kathy Dickson. Hermson asks the audience to bring their own “calls to the earth,” poems and readings for a time of sharing and reflection.
With Bluffton’s 35th annual Blaze of Lights celebrations coming up on Saturday, November 27, 2021, the Bluffton Icon will feature a series of “About about that Blaze” articles, beginning with the Blaze Parade.
Coordinator Junior Weihrauch will continue to accept entries through Saturday morning, November 27. Registered entries to date include the Bluffton High School marching band, baton corps, floats, and fire and EMS departments from Bluffton and the surrounding area.
Siefker Real Estate and Auctio Co. has announced the public auction of farm equipment near Ada, Ohio on Friday, December 10. See www.BlufftonIcon.com/classifieds for details.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will host a free Community Meal from 5:00- 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora.
The meal this month is sponsored by First National Bank. The menu is shredded chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes, green beans and assorted cookies. Dine in or carry out.
