The 51st Bluffton Craft Show is old enough to have seen a few changes: changes in fashion, changes in location and changes in season.
For 2024, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has aligned the show with the Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28. Hours are 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. inside Bluffton High School and on Jackson and Franklin streets.
CORRECTED Dubenion Drive ceremony, noon on Friday, October 4, near Salzman Stadium
Blufftonite Ron Lora was a teammate of Elbert Dubenion on the Bluffton Beavers football team.
By Ron Lora
A section of Bentley Road in Bluffton will soon also be known as Elbert Dubenion Drive, lining up with Salzman Stadium on the western edge of the Bluffton University campus. The village council acted unanimously upon a presentation from a group of alumni and village citizens interested in honoring the only Bluffton College/University athlete to play professional football.
Vine St. Block Party will begin at 3:00 p.m. and continue until midnight
A September 28 Block Party on Vine Street will feature live music, dancing in the street to DJs and even a kids' dance hour. This event is free and open to the public.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio will host its 3rd Annual Gala on October 10, 2024. This year’s theme will be Boots & Bandanas and guests will be invited to wear their favorite western attire.
Platinum Sponsor Plante Moran is leading the way with its support for the Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio Benevolent Care Fund, which provides support to care for older adults who have outlived their resources.
On August 31 the sounds of rock, funk, jazz, rap and more rang out through the neighborhoods of Bluffton as the 1st annual PorchFest kicked off. The event was Bluffton’s version of a worldwide celebration of music--Play Music on the Porch Day--that is held on the last Saturday in August in over 70 countries and more than 1,000 cities across the globe.
