Plans for the year’s Bluffton Blaze of Lights are underway. This year’s 28th annual Thanksgiving weekend event is Saturday, Nov. 29, using the theme “Happy Holidays!” The Blaze committee invites Ada groups and businessees to participate in the Blaze parade.
PARADE APPLICATION FORM AT BOTTOM OF STORY.
The Blaze is an event sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. Fred Steiner, chamber director, said, “Most people think of the Blaze as a one-evening event. It’s really the entire holiday season because several events take place until New Years.”
The Bluffton community’s 11th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
Here’s the schedule:
Maple Crest Senior Living Village, 700 Maple Crest Ct.
• Antique tractor show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Music by Easy Ed and The Country Pals (Bluegrass), 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. and 1-1:45 p.m.
• Kiddie tractor pull, registration 1-1:30 p.m., pull starts 1:30 p.m.
• Fishing derby, 2-3:30 p.m.
• Food available 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Hardin County Dairy Service Unit is holding their semi-annual cheese sale. The fall sale has a variety of cheeses to choose from including colby, Muenster, smoked cheddar, mozzarella, marble, American processed, farmer’s cheese, cheddar, big eye Swiss, baby Swiss, lacey Swiss (low cholesterol, low fat), hot pepper, and also trail bologna. Cheese is in approximately 2 pound units, except for Muenster, hot pepper, American processed cheese, which are sold in 5 pound loaves. The American processed cheese is sliced, while the mozzarella and cheddar cheese are shredded. The trail bologna comes in 1-1 3/4 pound rings.
The Bluffton community’s 11th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
Dancing with the Ada Stars, takes place Saturday, Oct. 4, at The Freed Center for the Performing Arts, Ada.
If you enjoy the television show "Dancing with the Stars" then plan for a fun evening watching Ada community members compete for the Mirror Ball Trophy.
Special guest are the ONU Dance Company. Showtime is at 8:30 p.m.
Interested in star gazing? Ohio Northern University's Observatory will hold a star party celebrating galaxies -- in particular, The Andromeda Galaxy -- on Friday, Sept 19 between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
According to Dr. John Pinkney, the Andromeda Galaxy is the closest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. (It's "only" 2 million light years away!) The Astronomy Club will be present to point out this galaxy in the sky. The Andromeda Galaxy is just visible to the naked eye on a dark night, if you strain. Follow that up with views through binoculars and telescopes for the full Andromeda experience.
