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Lynda Best of the Village Cultural Affair Committee say the Ream Holiday Folk Art Display cutouts will be placed on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Lights and cutouts will be put in place. This is a call for all volunteers to assist!

Bluffton fire department members will hang Main Street garland on Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 8 a.m., according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

A rain date is Saturday, Nov. 21. Kinn asks business owners to have garlands in front of their stores by 8 a.m. on the 14th.

 

Here is an overview of local races in the Nov. 3 general election. Winners indicated by *. 

Concerning Bluffton village races. David Steiner, who lost the mayor’s race, will retain his council seat.

Richard Johnson and Joseph Sehlhorts are winners of council seats.

Johnson registered to run for council prior to his appointment to council this year. His “appointed” seat will now be vacant. It will be council’s assignment to appoint someone to fill his vacated seat.

Bluffton downtown merchants invite you to a weekend Christmas open house Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7.

Area postal patrons received a four-page red holiday Christmas open house flyer. That flyer is also on the Icon as a printer-friendly attachment to this story. Coupons in the Icon's flyer may be printed and used during the open house weekend.

Icon viewers can join the “Race to Rudolph,” a Bluffton Hospital walking challenge.

The challenge is for all participants to walk 75 total miles (150,000 steps), which happens to be the distance from Bluffton Hospital to Rudolph, Ohio, and back again.

Participants will keep a daily log of steps and record those steps on a card provided to them.

Once those steps are completed, the participant will submit the walking log for a chance to win some prizes.

Winners will be selected randomly from those completing the challenge.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, is the general election in Ohio. Several local and state issues are on the ballot. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

In the Village of Bluffton there are races for mayor and council.

• The ballot for Village of Bluffton is below.
• Richland Township voters' ballot is also below (minus Beaverdam and Bluffton candidates).
• Beaverdam voters' ballot is below (minus Buffton candidates)

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