Thanks to a $450 donation from First National Bank, Bluffton’s residential holiday lighting contest prize money totals $800 this year.
First National’s donation is assisted courtesy of Kasasa, its rewards checking account partner.
“The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will award eight prizes this year, thanks to the contribution from First National Bank,” said Fred Steiner of the chamber. “We’ve created five new lighting categories and hope this encouraged residents to really make Bluffton a blaze of lights.”
The Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be held on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lima Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center.
This year marks the ninth year for the Jerry Lewis’ McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Dinner, which was started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family.
During this year’s Bluffton Blaze of Lights First National Bank invites area residents to do a good deed and receive a free gift certificate, courtesy of Kasasa, its rewards checking account partner.
In addition, First National Bank has pledged $450 prize money to expand this year’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Bluffton residential holiday lighting contest. Details of that contest will be announced soon.
Bev Amstutz, local artist, has created a Blaze of Lights holiday card for over 10 years. Her 2013 debuted in Greg's Pharmacy this week, and it offers a charming touch to Bluffton holidays.
This year's card has a left and right panel and opens like "barn doors." (See the example at the bottom of this story.)
The cover features this year's Blaze theme "Deck the Halls." When opened, the card shows the front of the Bluffton town hall. Cards are $1 each and are available at Greg's Pharmacy and from Amstutz.
Webb Insurance Agency health care professionals, Becky Waggamon and Deb Shelley, will offer two free informational sessions on Medicare and the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) on Friday, Nov. 15.
Both sessions are co-sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. The sessions are free and open to the public and are in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.
The Village of Bluffton service department is now picking up leaves on a full-time basis.
Residents should place unbagged leaves on the side of the street in front of their residences, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
“Please place the leaves on the street as close to the curb as possible,” he said. “Utilize the tree lawn if available and do not allow the leaf pile to extend into the lanes of traffic.”
Mehaffie asked residents to assist the service department by clearing leaves away from the catch basins and curb drains in the village.
