Sophomore Brianna Gillig (New Riegel) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her work against Heidelberg on Nov. 26.
Gillig just missed her third career double-double, putting up 22 points and pulling down nine boards, as Bluffton downed the Student Princes 70-65 at home on Tuesday night when the Beavers improved to 4-0 on the season.
By Ailing Chen, MD, Pediatrics Caughman Health Center
“Have you pooped today? Did you have any problem with pooping?” It seems I have this kind of conversation with my son at home every day.
As a doctor, I usually need to ask similar pooping questions for every well visit and even most acute visits at the office.
As we all know, a normal bowel pattern is a very important sign of our good health. However, constipation is a very common health problem in children of all ages.
Birchaven Village will host its annual Bazaar Days’ craft and bake sale on Friday, Dec. 13, through Monday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The special event will take place on Birchaven’s indoor “Main Street,” 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. The event is open to the public.
Bazaar Days will feature a variety of items handmade by residents, staff, volunteers and families. Items for sale include:
Homemade hardtack candy, fudge, buckeyes and dipped pretzels
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team rolled up big numbers in the middle quarters en route to an 80-48 blowout of Bath in their non-league season opener Friday night.
Two Saturday holiday events take you back into time in rural Bluffton. The Swiss Historical Society's Christmas open house and the Riley Creek Old Time Christmas tour take you there. Details on both events follow:
Swiss homestead Christmas open house
What was Christmas like for your great-great grandparents?
Visit the Schumacher Homestead from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a Christmas Open House to explore how the holidays were different for Swiss Settlers in the mid-1800s and discover what traditions they passed along to their descendants.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton tipped off girls basketball Northwest Conference play with a hard-fought 50-46 win over Delphos Jefferson Thursday night.
The Lady Pirates improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their second straight victory. Meanwhile, DJ fell to 1-2 and 0-1 in the league with the defeat.
Mercy Health and the Putnam YMCA share a common mission to improve the health and well-being of their communities.
The Putnam County YMCA and Mercy Health have partnered to bring renovations and improved access to the YMCA facility at 101 Putnam Parkway in Ottawa, Ohio. The “Mercy Health Fitness Room” will feature new equipment, cameras for security, and improved Wi-Fi coverage for members and guests of the YMCA.
Wayne Dale Shafer, 94 of Bluffton, Ohio, died on Dec. 5, 2019. Wayne was born on June 2, 1925 in Leipsic, Ohio, to the late Orville and Ocie (Herman) Shafer. He was married to Treva (Marquart) Shafer for 73 years. Wayne worked for Marathon Oil Company in Findlay for 26 years. Wayne and Treva were long-time members of the English Lutheran Church in Bluffton.
The Village of Bluffton is contracting J&D Snyder to replace 440 feet of sewer line on County Line Road, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator.
"This work will take place mostly in the tree lawn on the west side of the road starting at East Elm Street and heading south," he said.
J&D Snyder is planning on beginning the work Monday, Dec. 9. The work should take approximately one week to complete. During this time some lane restrictions and delays are to be expected on County Line as well as East Elm Street.
