Bluffton welcomes fall on Saturday as the 14th annual Bluffton Fall Festival brings hundreds of visitors to the community.
Activities are in six locations throughout the community with most taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As in past festivals, bus transportation is available between all locations at scheduled intervals.
Interstate 75 northbound just north of state Route 103, Bluffton, will have reduced-width lanes through the work zone for replacement of curb and guard rail next week according to ODOT.
Two lanes of traffic will be maintained the majority of the time, but some intermittent lane closures will occur during daytime and nighttime hours. Work is being performed by Eagle Bridge, Sidney.
The success of last weekend’s restoration agriculture workshop translates to “more to come,” according to Jonah Agner, one of the workshop sponsors.
Held Sept. 15-17 at Agner farms in rural Bluffton, nearly 30 participants from across Ohio and Michigan heard nationally acclaimed speaker, Mark Shepard, share about hands-on restoration agriculture.
According to Agner, plans are underway for a second weekend workshop next spring.
Shepard shared his expertise with attendees’ interested learning about tools and strategies for creating restoration agriculture designs.
This past summer’s third-ever Ride to Remember bicycle ride, with 215 riders, generated approximately $4,272 for the Bluffton Pedestrian and Bike Pathway project, according to Richard Ramseyer.
With that total, the three-year event has generated almost $8,000 to the pathway project.
Richard Ramseyer of the Bluffton Lions Foundation, sponsor of the event, said that the enthusiasm from riders and the community is growing and that next year’s ride, should be even larger.
Two new activities, both in the downtown area, join this year’s Bluffton Fall Festival.
Senior Citizens Center
The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., will host a toy car show, according to Tonya Meyer, director.
"We are looking for collectors young and old, who collect Matchbox, Hot Wheels or other toy cars to display during the festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m." she said.
The show will be free and open to the public. There is no cost to display the toy cars.
