Music therapy has been recognized as an effective form of reducing anxiety and stress. For example, many studies have supported the findings of listening to music prior to a surgery because it reduces the need for using sedative medication.
Now, musicians from the community can help provide comfort and healing to patients and all those who enter the doors of Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center. It is all thanks to a donation from St. Rita’s Volunteer/Auxiliary Resources; a baby grand piano now resides in the lobby of the facility.
It’s going to be a great fall weekend in Bluffton. A wide assortment of events are on the community calendar. Here’s an overview:
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Suter's corn maze and cider press
There's a corn maze, cider press, hayride, pick your own pumpkin, cider slushies, kettle corn donuts. This year’s corn maze is out of this world as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. All of this is at 4678 Road R, Pandora, and operations continue through Sunday, Nov. 3.
Here's the Bluffton Public Library's November calendar of event.
The library’s annual Holiday Gift Silent Auction starts Friday, Nov. 1, at 9:30 a.m. and continues through Monday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 p.m. This is a wonderful way to get your holiday shopping done all while benefiting your library and its community.
Mary Magdalene Boyer, 95, of Bluffton died Oct. 9, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Mary was born March 8, 1924, in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to the late Asa Clay and Iola (Miller) Maust.
On June 29, 1952, she married Claude Boyer who preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 2013, after 61 years of marriage.
Tonya Meyer, director of Bluffton Senior Citizens Center provided Bluffton Lions with a update of the Main Street center earlier this month. She is the center’s fifth director.
The Bluffton Senior Citizens Association has over 600 members, and an annual budget of $300,000.
Several additional Lions news items are part of the October club newsletter attached at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton University volleyball team traveled to Manchester University on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, for a matchup against the Spartans. The Beavers secured a three-set victory (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) over the home team. Bluffton improved to 6-20 (2-4 HCAC) while Manchester dropped to 10-13 (0-5 HCAC).
Shane Halcomb of Bluffton recently participated in and completed the Louisville Ironman. Although the swim portion was cancelled due to toxic algea in the Ohio River, the course did consist of a 112-mile bicycle ride followed by a full marathon of 26.2 miles.
"There was much serious training involved prior to the competition,” said Halcomb.
A family-friendly Trunk or Treat will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, on Thursday, October 31, from 5:30-8 p.m.
Children of all ages are encourages to come trick-or-treating at trunks in the parking lot behind the church. Free hay rides will be offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Inside the school gym, there will be free crafts, games, sensory bins, cookie decorating, and pumpkin decorating. Food will be available for purchase.
By Cort Reynolds
TIFFIN - The top-seeded Bluffton boys soccer team handily defeated Willard 6-2 in Div. III district semifinal action at Tiffin Columbian Wednesday evening.
The win upped the Pirate record to 14-2-2 and advanced them to the district finals against third seed Riverdale (14-0-4) Saturday evening. Willard ends its season 8-9-1 with the defeat.
Against the sixth-seeded Crimson Flashes, the Pirates raced to a 3-0 lead and extended it to 6-2 just past the midway point of the second half to win going away.
