"Courage" theme of this weekend's Relay for Hope
It's all about courage.
This wekend's Bluffton Area Relay for Hope uses "courage" as its theme for activities held at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road on Friday and Saturday, June 24-25. Proceeds from the event assist the American Cancer Society.
This year's schedule is listed in an attachements at the bottom of this story.
Events begin on Friday at 4:30 p.m. with a drive thru on dine in lasagna dinner. That is followed by a survivor's meal at 5 p.m. and a silent auction.
Additional highlights, all open to the public, include a 5K glow run new this year. It takes place at 10:30 p.m. Continuing with activities on the hour from 10 p.m. Friday, until 6:30 a.m. Saturday, the closing event is at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Back to Friday's activities - There are games for youth from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Popcorn is available from Village Cut & Curl's team. Ice cream is available from Emmanuel United Church of Christ's team. Cotton candy is available from the Rack Pack team.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ACTIVITIES OPEN THE ATTACHMENT BELOW.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 25, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 25
- Clay, community, and the classroom
- September 25 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Allen East
- Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician
- Send October 2026 calendar events to the Icon
- New time for Planning and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meetings, Sept 29
- Pirate boys golf 10th at sectionals
- Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center