September 2019

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Ohio Northern University alum and ONU faculty adjunct Ronda Lehman was named president of Mercy Health's Lima market. Lehman served as president of the Mercy Health — St. Rita’s Medical Center since March 2019.

Lehman will oversee operations, quality, service and growth goals for the Lima market, which includes Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center and the various outpatient services.

Her collaborative leadership style and commitment to operational excellence will continue to advance growth in the Lima market. Her appointment was effective Sept. 1.

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Vivian L. Brown, 98, died on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at 10:23 a.m. at Willow Ridge in Bluffton.

She was born on April 15, 1921, in Rockford, Ohio, to the late Ralph and Lulu (Rutledge) Krogman. On Aug. 22, 1947, she married Claude S. Brown and he died on June 4, 1988.  

Bluffton HS alumni marching band performs at Harmon Field pre-game

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“Approaching from the sidelines is the Bluffton High School alumni marching band!”

Listen for that announcement at Friday’s Harmon Field football pre-game. Then sit back and listen to living musical ghosts of Pirate bands going all the way back to the Jo Souder-era of the early 1960s.

Racheal Lewis, Bluffton schools strings teacher, first invited BHS band alumni to perform as a marching band in 2013. The band, consisting of anyone who once wore a BHS band uniform, performs in a pre-game every other year.

Drew Wilson fired a 40 to capture match medalist honors. Kenny Lovett was second with a 42. Micah Minnig tallied a 44, while Jared Piercefield and Jaden Coonfare each carded scores of 45

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The undefeated Bluffton golf team won a four-team Northwest Conference battle Wednesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Co-host Bluffton won with just 171 strokes, followed by Lincolnview (183), Ada (207) and Delphos Jefferson (210).

Bluffton improved to 22-0 overall and 10-0 in NWC play with the victories.

Four-generation Ford dealership supplied area with vehicles for over 100 years

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FROM ADA ICON - Cole Motor Sales, a four-generation-owned Ada family business will close on Sept. 20, according to Cathy Cole.

Selling Fords, at 120 E. Buckeye, Ada, the company began assembling Model Ts in the 1910s that were shipped in parts to Ada on the railroad.

Ada became a “Ford” town and the large number of Ford vehicles in Ada today reflect the Cole Motor presence.

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The Lima Beane Chorus will perform tonight at Hilty Home, 304 Hilty Dr., Pandora. The chorus will sing from 7 to 8 p.m. in a free concert, open to the public. The event includes homemade ice cream.

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Here are the babies born at Bluffton Hospital over the end of the summer. :

July 30 - Owen James, son of Chase and Jessica Ferguson, Findlay.

Aug. 2 - Oakley Sage, son of Jakob Davis and Morgan Dickey-Spratt, Bluffton.

Aug. 2 - Lainey Jo, daughter of Brad and Amy McKee, Mount Cory.

Aug. 5 - Lucy Grace, daughter of Reverend Jeremy and Jen Mann, Bluffton.

Aug. 5 - Masen Palmer, son of Travis and Amanda Missler, Bluffton.

Aug. 5 - Omara Lyzabeth, daughter of Roger Parkins and Mary Donnal, Ada.

Memoir deals with spiritual formation and growth

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Bluffton author Ruth Naylor says that her original intent for writing her memoir was to share her personal faith stories with family and friends.

However, at a Christian writers’ conference she was urged to expand the potential audience.

To do that she provided questions at the end of each chapter, helping readers think about their own experiences and share their stories informally with others or in small groups.

She aims to achieve that in “Faith Talk: a spiritual memoir inviting reflection and dialogue,” published by WestBow Press.

Sabbatical research focused on the health benefits of plant pigments

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Dr. Angela Montel, professor of biology at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “The Power of Purple (and Red and Blue and Green and Yellow and Orange) Plant Pigments to Promote Human Health,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

During her presentation, Montel will discuss her fall 2018 sabbatical research focused on the health benefits of plant pigments such as beta carotene, chlorophyll and members of the flavonoid family. 

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