Below you will find the sponsors of the National Night Out and the 2024 fireworks
By Paula Pyzik Scott
For the first time in their decade-long history, local National Night Out celebrations were not protected by the so-called Bluffton bubble, a mythical ability to keep storms at bay. However, plans for food, fun and fireworks on Tuesday night were successfully postponed until Wednesday, August 7, after severe storms and tornado threats were forecast.
Event coordinator Lt. Matt Oglesbee of the Bluffton Police Department was pleased with the turnout for the delayed event and the weather that allowed for the fireworks. Has the event gotten easier as time has gone on? Oglesbee said it actually has. He also thanked the Bluffton High School boys and girls soccer teams for doing some of the literal heavy lifting: carrying the tables and chairs in and out of the Bluffton Community Pool.
The volunteers working the grill seemed to believe that free hot dogs are the biggest crowd-pleaser at National Night Out. Councilman Mitch Kingsley said that while they did run out of hot dogs once or twice, it only happened after some people had waited in line three times.
However, the lines for a ride in two vintage fire engines – the Bluffton No. 1 Studebaker fire engine and the Riley Twp-Pandora Dodge truck from a few decades ago – were as long as the lines for hot dogs. The ride is standing and may have felt quicker than it actually was with the wind in everyone’s hair.
Other attractions included free swimming, “Touch a Truck” with local rescue crews and the Bluffton Fire Department, miniature golf, the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District interactive exhibit, inflatable games and target practice with fire hoses.
Local Sponsors of National Night Out
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XtrSound DJ service AZ-meat Ads Pandora Basinger Law Firm Basinger Sanitary and Heating Construction Ed Basinger Bassett family 1. Bluffton United Methodist Church Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Bluffton City Council and Mayor Bluffton Parish Church Bluffton High School Boys Soccer Bluffton High School Girls Soccer Bluffton Marathon Bluffton Pool Staff Bluffton Schools Bluffton University Football Bluffton University Radio 96.1 Bluffton Animal Clinic Boehr family Bowden family Cardinal Bus Circle K. Coca-Cola Community markets Services for victims of crime Curling iron D&J Golf Cart Edwards Family Ebenezer Church |
Essinger family Optician Family Faces of foolishness Fort Findlay FOP Gary’s Repair GFS Johnny Appleseed Park District Jon Diller K&E HVAC Solutions No recovery Kindle Family KOl by Bluffton Matthew Jordan, DDS Bluffton McDonald’s Recycling in Northwest Ohio Ohio State Highway Patrol Pandora Flooring Pepsi Riley Creek Construction Rustic cow ice cream St. Mary’s Catholic Church Sam’s Club Lima Schoenfeld/Stever families Shirley’s Popcorn Swartz Restoration Ted’s Market The Pizzeria Village Hair Salon Release time on weekdays Wendy’s of Bluffton West Ohio Food Bank |
Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Sponsors
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Bluffton Paving Inc. The Bluffton Stone Co. GROB Systems CCR Real Estate Agents Bluffton University Springfield Fireworks Blanchard Valley Health System Padrone’s Pizza Citizens National Bank Kira’s Flipside Grill First National Bank of Pandora |
Lambert General Contracting Mennonite Home Congregations of Ohio Sumiroko, Ohio Salon Spectrum Edward Jones – Ryan DeMarco, Financial Advisor Richard Boehr Webb Insurance Company Eye clinic for families Family hardware Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services Ellerbrock spine and soft tissue |
