All photos by Jamie Nygaard
Yes, Bluffton loves a parade. This year's Blaze of Lights parade on Nov. 24 is one of the favorites. This year's parade, with temperatures hovering in the high 40s, drew an exceptionally large crowd.
Bill and Phyllis Marchal, owners of Bluffton Dari Freeze, were this year's parade grand marshals. Dr. Jane Wood, president of Bluffton University, was this year's switch-hitter, turning on the Ream lights.
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About those falling leaves.
The village will continue its leaf pick up until Thursday, Dec. 6, announced Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator, during Monday’s Bluffton council meeting.
The weather, of course, had hindered this fall’s leaf pickup. Lloyd said that after Dec. 6 residents with leaves may place them in biodegradable bags at the curb for Wednesday brush pick up. Residents may also continue to use the Spring Street brush dump for leaf deposit.
Riley Creek United Methodist Church invites the community to its 47th annual Christmas Carol Sing on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m., according to Rev. Duane Kemerley, pastor.
The program will feature congregational singing of many traditional carols, as well as readings from scripture about Jesus’ birth, special performances by the Pandora United Methodist Church Choir, Ottawa Saints Peter and Paul Choir, other musicians, and a candle-lighting ceremony.
Due to low numbers and injuries at Upper Scioto Valley, Bluffton HS will move its girls' basektball game, scheduled against USV for Tuesday, Nov.27, to Tuesday Dec. 4.
Eileen June Stauber, 93, died Nov. 27, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health System. Eileen was born Oct. 9, 1925, in Oak Harbor, Ohio to the late Norman and Helen (Rust) Genzman. On Aug. 22, 1947, she married Eugene Stauber who preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 1985.
Eileen was a graduate of Toledo Waite High School and Toledo Hospital School of Nursing. She had been a registered nurse at numerous hospitals in the United States and Canada. Eileen grew up attending the Star United Church of Christ in Toledo.
