A couple stands on the sidewalk in front of the Ream holiday folk art display on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn. The Ream lights are on lightly now through Jan. 2.
Earlier this year, Blaze of Lights parade director Junior Weihrauch invited the Ottoville Fire Department to have a unit in the Blaze parade.
In Weihrauch’s conversation with Matt Schnipke of the department, Schnipke asked what he thought was a crazy question.
“On Nov. 28 my wife, Jennifer, and I will celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary,” said Schnipke. “This might sound crazy, but would you mind if I propose again to my wife, in front of the review stand, during the parade? I'd like to surprise her.”
The Blaze of Lights is more than just one evening. It's an entire month of lights in Bluffton.
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The Icon shares some of the photos taken after the Blaze parade. Views includes some of the Dancers' Elite dance troupe, the horse and wagon ride, watching children talk with Santa and Mrs. Claus (from outside the senior center), and Jim Boedicker performing on stage.
The holidays can be a particularly difficult time to cope with the loss of a loved one. The Tree of Remembrance memorial service provides a forum where families can come together to express their grief, but also find peace.
On Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton, Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services will hold a Tree of Remembrance memorial service for those who have lost a loved one this year or in years past.
Edith Murray, 97 of Bluffton died Dec. 1, 2015 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
