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Local American Legion programs scheduled for Veterans Day

Posted by Staff on October 31, 2023 - 6:57am

Veterans Day honors men and women who have served in the United States armed forces, on the anniversary of the end of World War I at the 11th hour, of the 11th day in 1911. However, in 2023 it will be observed on Friday, November 10. 

Bluffton American Legion members Commander Larry Core, Sam Reinenke,Tom Benroth and Kurt Emans will make a flag folding presentation at the Bluffton Middle School for 4th graders, involving four classrooms.

The Bluffton American Legion will have a Veterans Day program in the  Bluffton HIgh School Gym at 8:00 a.m.

Veterans Day ceremonies will be held at the Mennonite Memorial Home at 2:00 p.m. and at Maple Crest and Willow Ridge at 3:00 p.m. 

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Funeral arrangements are pending for Diana Sabater Emmert

Posted by Staff on October 30, 2023 - 1:02pm

Diana Sabater Emmert, 83, passed away October 29, 2023 at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.

Arrangements are pending with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Heritage Center update for October 29

Posted by Staff on October 30, 2023 - 9:51am

Did you visit the Schumacher Homestead at Fall Festival? Big changes are coming to the Swiss Community Historical Society's Heritage Center project.

By Kaye Phillips and Seth Bixel

This will be a big week at the SCHS Heritage Center construction site. The Bixel/Basinger Barn will start to take shape on the foundation (PHOTO of progress). The sky crane will return. The sides are going to go back up. This barn was on Phillips Road in our Swiss Settlement for 173 years. Tomorrow starts the next 173 years plus, at the Schumacher Homestead on Bixel Road. Bluffton, Ohio.

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Applications welcome for "A Journey Through Time" Blaze parade

Posted by Staff on October 30, 2023 - 9:36am

You are invited to be part of the November 25 Blaze of Lights parade. Chairperson Junior Weihrauch has mailed invitations to organizations that have been part of the Blaze tradition.

The invitation reads, "From Victorian carolers to retro 1950s-inspired decorations to modern displays. Use your imagination and creativity to create an entry that celebrates Christmas traditions."

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Veterans' Day celebration at Kaleidoscope Farms

Posted by Staff on October 30, 2023 - 9:23am

MT. CORY__Kaleidoscope Farms is continuing its long-standing tradition of inviting local veterans out to the farm to select Christmas trees to send to troops stationed overseas during the holidays. This year the event will be on at 2:00 p.m. on November 5, the Sunday prior to Veteran’s Day.

“We get to celebrate Veteran’s Day in a special way at Kaleidoscope Farms,” said Dave Reese, farm owner. “We participate in Ohio’s Operation Evergreen Program that sends around 100 Christmas trees from the state’s Christmas tree growers, complete with handmade ornaments, to troops stationed overseas for the holidays.”

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PHOTOS Dinosaurs and Mario Bros. go trick or treating

Posted by Staff on October 29, 2023 - 7:35am

Bluffton Trick or Treat photos by Jamie Nygaard are featured in an Icon flip book HERE.  Nygaard captured the fun and fantastic costumes on display during the 2023 Trick or Treat night, October 26. The night's unofficial theme? Dinosaurs vs. Mario Bros.

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