By Colleen Abrams, Infections Preventionist
Blanchard Valley Health System
Proper hand hygiene is the number one way to prevent the spread of infection, any time of the year. This is particularly important during winter months.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, this flu season alone, there have been over 5,400 influenza-related hospitalizations in Ohio. You can take measures to prevent illness at any time of the year by taking the following minimum measures every day:
Robert Kent Flick, 91, died May 25, 2020, at The Grand of Dublin in Dublin, Ohio. Bob was born Aug. 14, 1928, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Cecil and Phenelle (Habegger) Flick. On May 22, 1949 he married Mary Williamson Flick who preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 2003. He later married Ruth Baughman Unrau on Feb. 26, 2012, and she preceded him in death on June 20, 2018.
Here's a great video you may want to watch more than once. It's the 2020 Bluffton High School senior graduation slide show.
The presentation, produced by 2020 class members Xavier Dunifon and Jimmy O'Donnell, is a 20-minute show, which includes photos of grads today and as youngsters.
The video ends with a brief dialogue between Xavier and Jimmy, plus several photos that tell the story of class of 2020. The video is also on the Bluffton school website, or may be viewed by clicking the link below.
Bluffton parks and recreation committee will meet at 6 p.m., tonight (Tuesday, May 26), using Zoom video conferencing. Those interested in attending should contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] to request an invitation.
The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, via video conferencing. To request an invitation for the meeting, please contact Jessica Hermiller, Director, at [email protected].
Here's today's installment of the Bluffton High School Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight. Each weekday until the end of May the Icon will feature photos and future plans for four BHS seniors. Students will be featured in a four-set random order.
Here is a group of young women in Bluffton taken in 1906.
From left, Hulda Schaublin, Clara Wilson, Verba Ronston Ulch, Ora Kimmel, Elvina Hover, Florence Wilson Hilty, Bessie Bonnell and Blanche Williams Triplett.
The identification are thanks to someone taking the time to write the names on the back of the photo.
Some of the local relationships in this photo include Florence Wilson Hilty (sixth from left). She is the paternal great-grandmother of Cara Young Davies and Brandt Young.
Paul Frederick Gossard, 85, died May 24, 2020, at Mennnonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Paul was born Dec. 20, 1934 in Mt. Victory, Ohio, to the late Everet Merrel and Mildred Roxie (King) Gossard. On June 18, 1960, he married Linda Duncan Gossard, who preceded him in death on Nov. 27, 2010.
Paul retired from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, after 30 years and drove vehicles for Nienberg Auto Sales and Magnum Trucking Equipment after retirement. Paul was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Here's today's installment of the Bluffton High School Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight. Each weekday until the end of May the Icon will feature photos and future plans for four BHS seniors. Students will be featured in a four-set random order.
