Brauen's Gourds will hold a fall open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8.
The open house is at the rural residence of Don and Jody Brauen, 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton. Hundreds of decorative gourds will be available for sale. The gourds are created in an assortment of themes from seasonal to sports teams.
Four major events are on the September Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce calendar.
Friday, Sept. 13, breakfast
Jay Begg, Allen County Commissioner chair, is the speaker of the first chamber breakfast of the 2013-14 season. In addition, several new persons to the Bluffton business community will be introduced at the meeting.
At Girl Scouts, girls are always counting down to the next adventure they will go on together. Maybe it is artistic. Maybe it's an experiment. Maybe it's getting outside or helping the community. With Girl Scouting, girls make new friends and have a ton of new experiences that show how exciting the world is, and how awesome girls are. When girls just can't wait for what they'll do next, they can do anything they set their mind to! This is what Girl Scouts call the “I can’t wait to” feeling.
The Hancock Horizontal Hundred Bicycle Tour will bring hundreds of bicycle riders through Bluffton on Sunday, Sept. 8. The bike tour by the Findlay-based club includes rides of 20, 40, 62 and 100 miles.
The 100-mile route includes a trip through Bluffton, at the 75-mile rest stop, which is at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church on Main Street.
Bikers are expected to stop at the rest stop between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on their ride back to the starting point in Findlay. This year is the 43rd annual ride.
Siferd-Hossellman Co., KOI Auto Parts, a North Main Street Bluffton business for many years, has relocated to the former S&K Mower Co., building at 9280 Dixie Highway, according to Ryan Rodabaugh, store manager.
The business opened at its new location on Aug. 26. The major reason for the move was for the additional space that the S&K Mower building offered. The downtown store had approximately 1,800 square feet of space. The new location has 5,000 square feet.
The business is now able to stock more items to provide customers better service.
