Events

The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold its next Second Saturday event on July 13, from 1-4:00 p.m., at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton. 

Swiss Day, June 30, 2024
1:00 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson, Bluffton, Ohio

Please bring a hot and cold dish and your own table settings. All are welcome. ALL!

By Kaye Phillips

The first "Swiss Day" I attended was in the later 1970s. I was a student at Bluffton College and working under Dr. Delbert Gratz at the Musselman Library on campus. After his invitation, I ventured into Marbeck Center on a Sunday afternoon to find something very special. It was the start of my love for this tradition.

RSVP by September 10

The Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife are hosting evening workshops about chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Ohio’s wild deer herd. 

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On June 22 the Bluffton Cars & Coffee Car show returns to 902 N. Main, a.k.a. Masterpiece Signs & Graphics. The event includes:

Amy Carles from the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel will be at the Bluffton Senior Center on Wednesday, June 26, at 2:30 p.m. to present a program on Utility Scams. 

But what's your dream car?

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Does it require an educated eye to enjoy a car show? An impromptu, casual survey of visitors to the 56th Bluffton Festival of Wheels, hosted by the Bluffton Lions Club, suggests that almost everyone has a soft spot for a particular car. In alphabetical order, respondents said:

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