Decorating for the holidays? The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has a prize for that. The chamber sponsors a residential holiday lighting contest to help spread the Blaze of Lights spirit throughout the village.
$1000 in Chamber Bucks will be awarded in 2022. There will be five categories this year each with a $200 prize. They are:
The Bluffton/Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society Christmas Open House, “Christmas at the Homestead” will be held for two days, December 3 and 4, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the Schumacher Homestead, located at 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton.
The public is invited to tour the decorated 1843 house, snack on treats in the summer kitchen and listen to songs of the season. Guests can watch food being prepared in the fireplace, hand dip a candle, play a game of checkers, shop in the gift shop and chat with staff about the history of the house and typical life in the 1840s.
As many gather for Thanksgiving celebrations with family and friends, the American Red Cross urges donors to shake up their holiday traditions and plan a time to give blood or platelets in the coming weeks.
Blood and platelet donations tend to drop more than 20% during holiday weeks, including the days around Thanksgiving. Seasonal illness and the threat of winter weather can add more concern during a time of year that is traditionally hard on the nation’s blood supply.
HIRAM, Ohio – The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to Northeast Ohio on Saturday, Nov. 20, but came up short with a 98-68 loss at Hiram College. The Beavers dropped to 0-3 on the season, while the Terriers improved to 2-2.
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Bluffton Hospital is located at 139 Garau Street, Bluffton; Blanchard Valley Health System is a non-profit, integrated regional health system based in Findlay.
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Trooper David Lopez II and Trooper Kenton J. Gibson honored by local posts
FINDLAY--Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper David Lopez II has been selected as the 2022 Trooper of the Year at the Findlay Post.
The selection of Trooper Lopez, 30, is in recognition of outstanding service during 2022 at the Findlay Post. Fellow officers stationed at the Findlay Post chose Trooper Lopez based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public.
