The Blanchard Valley Health System Board of Trustees recently selected William Hopkins, MD, as its newest member to serve on its board, as well as on the BVHS Finance Committee.
Dr. Hopkins attended The Ohio State University as an undergraduate student majoring in microbiology. He went to medical school at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio and completed his residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Hopkins then joined the Blanchard Valley Health System medical staff in 1996 and has been practicing at Findlay Family Practice since that time.
Nancy Lou Gierhart, age 84, was called into the presence of the Lord at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Van Crest of Ada with the love of her family by her side.
Nancy was born July 28, 1937 in Lima, OH, to the late Michael M. Werner and Helen Irene (Wellbaum) Werner Metzger. On June 2, 1956 she married the love of her life, Jack D. Gierhart.
"I'd like to thank the Bluffton Library for hosting the Fred Steiner lecture last night. It was a fun and informative event."
The July 19 presentation by Fred Steiner at the Bluffton Public Library was a hit. We received the compliments above for "The Bluffton We Never Knew," attended by some 40 guests.
Interest in the program has resulted in an encore presentation at 6:00 p.m. on August 15.
Be sure to register to secure your seat, space is limited.
More than forty organizations--businesses and non-profits--stuffed the cinch saks given out at the 2022 Bluffton Ride to Remember hosted by the Bluffton Lions Foundation.
If you were too tired or too wet to dig into your cinch sack on Saturday, here's what you'll find. Handy gadgets including a clip-on safety light and reflector. Snacks. Pens and a pencil. Key rings. Glasses cleaners and lip balm. Coupons. LOTS of coupons, including one for $50 off. Cinch sack coordinator Jenny Pilarowski estimates that the total value is $190.
Bluffton athlete Trevor Bassitt ran a personal record of 47.39 in the men's 400m hurdles to win a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletic Championships.
In a field including the Tokyo Olympics gold and silver medalists, Bassitt placed behind Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos and teammate Rai Benjamin, who said he was more excited about Bassitt's bronze than his own silver.
Norwegian Karsten Warholm, who won gold in Tokyo, has only finished two races this season due to injuries and failed to place.
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The West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC) will host Preserving Ohio Country from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on August 11, at the Lauer Historical Farm, 800 Roush Rd., Lima. The celebration of our farm community includes an entertaining program that highlights "the most valuable resource in west central Ohio⎯farmland." Organizers invite you to "learn how we can work together as a community and what you can do yourself to help preserve Ohio country."
Kent Arden Kinsinger passed away peacefully on July 16, 2022 at the age of 72 at his home in Apalachicola Florida. Kent was born October 11, 1949 in Bluffton, OH to Charles Kinsinger (deceased) and Treva Stauffer Kinsinger.
Tune in at noon on Thursday, July 21 for The Nature Conservancy's July Lunch and Learn program, "Innovative Solutions for Low Yield Crops Land: A Floodplain Restoration Project."
This virtual program will be held from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Blanchard River Watershed Partnership Coordinator, Lauren Sandhu, will discuss an exciting project in Hancock County.
