Events

Last year, the first Bluffton History Day told the story of when John Dillinger’s gang robbed the Citizens National Bank in 1933 and the Bluffton residents who experienced it.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On Saturday, August 10, the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will celebrate the Bluffton Fire Department with a Bluffton History Day program that recreates an 1898 photograph of volunteer firefighters shooting water over Main St. as a test of the new Village water system. 

Noteworthy Community Choir has issued a public invitation to its community potluck and concert on Sunday, July 28 at 12:30 p.m.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The 10th Bluffton Ride to Remember is this Saturday, July 13, starting and ending at Bluffton Community, 601 N Main St. At the time of this article, the forecast is for mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon, according to www.weather.gov.

Whatever the weather, Bluffton Lions organizers are ready with swag bags, rest areas with snacks, emergency rider pickup, dissolving route markers, GPS maps and commemorative t-shirts.

Registration increases to $35 per adult on July 13, 2024. Cinch sacks are limited to the first 250 registered in-person riders. Riders may register online HERE.

The event opens at 6:30 a.m. and the last start is 9:00 a.m. Routes close at 4:00 p.m.

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The 51st Bluffton Craft Show has been scheduled in conjunction with the 2024 Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28. This will be a juried show with “high quality handmade items.”

Annual membership is $25

The July 10 meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society has an agenda including: Grant opportunities, committee updates and Bluffton History Day plans.

Presbyterian Church will host The 60’s Survivors Band in a Fourth Annual Free Concert on Friday July 19.

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