Chamber News
Chamber offers money-savings group advertising opportunity in county visitors guide
Your business, organization, or you as an individual, have an opportunity to participate in a Bluffton
group advertising promotion in this year’s Allen County Visitors Guide.
PLUS: This plan allows any chamber member to have a business card published in the special
section for business cards - you don’t have to be a business to have your card included!
Fred Rodabaugh offers “Bluffton observations” at Feb. 10 breakfast; intellectual properties workshop follows breakfast
Fred Rodabaugh will offer his observations on Bluffton over the past half century during
the Friday morning, Feb.10, chamber breakfast. Rodabaugh is a life-long Bluffton resident.
He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1965. He attended Bluffton College and then
served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam. Upon returning from active duty he re-enrolled
and graduated from Bluffton College in 1974, majoring in business.
Todd Mason elected to board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Todd A. Mason, president and chief executive officer, First National Bank, Pandora, was
elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, effective Jan.
1.
Greg Conkling speaker at Jan. 13 chamber breakfast
Greg Conkling of Greg’s Pharmacy is the featured speaker of the Friday, Jan. 13,
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The event takes place in the third
floor of the Bluffton town hall.
Breakfast serving starts at 7 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m. Greg’s
Pharmacy observed its 25th anniversary as a downtown Bluffton business this fall.
Conkling will talk about several aspects of operating an independent pharmacy in
a small town during the breakfast.
Lots going on in Bluffton this long weekend
What’s happening in Bluffton this weekend? Lots. You just have to know where to look. Here’s a list of activities taking place in the third weekend of December.
SATURDAY, DEC. 17
Elf School
- For children who are especially excited about celebrating Christmas, the library Teen Advisory Group will be hosting Elf School from 10:30-11:30 a.m. with “special guest” Buddy the Elf!
Dave Rodabaugh Dec. 9 chamber speaker; check our weekend calendar - lots going on in Bluffton
Bluffton native and local attorney, David Rodabaugh, is the speaker of the 7 a.m., Friday, Dec. 9, Bluffton chamber breakfast. Persons interested in attending should RSVP to blufftonchamber@gmail.com.
A little background on Dave: 1970 Bluffton High School graduate; 1974 Wittenberg grad, 1977 Ohio Northern University JD degree; Lima law director 1986 to 1997; assistant law director 1998 to present; general practice of law in Lima and Bluffton from 1977 to the present. Like his brother and Rodabaugh family, Dave has always promoted Bluffton whenever possible.
Everything you need to know about Bluffton's Nov. 26 Blaze of Lights
NOTE: A parade map is an attachment at the bottom of this story
By Fred Steiner
Q: What’s one quarter century old, but ever changing?
A: Bluffton’s Blaze of Lights. This year’s Blaze continues a tradition launched in 1986 when the Harry and Dorothy Ream outdoor Christmas folk art display moved from rural Jenera to Bluffton.
1,406+ linear feet of new holiday garland goes up in downtown
You should soon be able to read a book on Main Street Bluffton at anytime after the sun goes down. Main Street will be bright enough.
On Saturday, approximately 1,406 linear feet of new Christmas garland, 13 4-foot lighted snowflakes, and 19 lighted pole wraps will be hung by the Bluffton Fire Department. It’s all in anticipation of this year’s 25th annual Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Blaze of Lights. (The lights will not be turned on until the week of Thanksgiving.)
Here’s a final breakdown of costs for the project:
Taxes and Quickbook workshop followed Nov. 11 chamber breakfast
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will offer two free programs on Friday, Nov. 11, in the town hall. We ask for RSVPs for either or both programs as soon as possible. Both are in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall.
Breakfast
7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting. Bluffton resident Jeff Sprague of Allen Economic
Development Group is the speaker.
Time to enter your float or unit in the Nov. 26 Blaze of Lights parade
It’s not quite Halloween, but the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Blaze of Lights Committee is hard at work planning this year’s 25th annual event. The committee extends two special invitations: one for parade entries and another for Blaze sponsors.
Parade
The committee extends an invitation to all area businesses, organizations, clubs and churches to consider entering a float or entry in the Blaze parade. Junior Weihrauch of Arlington, the parade coordinator, anticipates one of the largest Blaze parades ever this year.