It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the intensive care unit (ICU) with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis.
RSV is a virus generally present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. We are starting to see cases of RSV in our community.
WINTER READ
Winter Read is for all ages and runs from January through March. Pick up a Winter Read Challenge Sheet for your age group, complete it, and stop by the front desk to pick up a small prize!
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team built a huge edge over the middle quarters to blow out non-league visitor Kenton 82-40 on January 3.
The Pirates outscored the Wildcats 48-18 in the second and third periods to pull away and win big.
Bluffton’s Kain Wright tallied a game-high 20 points. Pirate Blake Sommers scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half.
The Pirates improved to 7-1 with their win. Kenton fell to 1-6 after suffering their sixth straight loss.
Guard Marek Donaldson contributed nine of his 11 points in the first half with the aid of two triples. Senior Terron Boblitt netted seven of his 10 markers in the third quarter.
Bluffton led 22-16 after a high-scoring first period. The Pirates stretched the lead to 49-24 at halftime by authoring a 27-8 second stanza. Bluffton canned four triples and five deuces plus five foul shots in the second period outburst.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team started the new year off right as they hosted Blanchard Valley Conference foe Vanlue on January 3. It was cold and snowy outside, but the Rockets got hot inside as three players combined to knock down twelve 3-pointers on their way to an easy 68-30 win.
The following Bluffton Senior Center travel opportunities were announced in the January 2025 Happenings newsletter.
COACH TRIPS WITH TONYA
HAWAII CRUISE AND LAND TOUR March 6-17, 2025
We will have a pre-trip meeting on January 16 at 2 p.m. Trip includes a seven-night cruise on Pride of America, Norwegian Cruise ship and four nights on land. Visit four islands, Pearl Harbor, the famous North shore and enjoy a Luau Dinner. Brochures are available in the Senior Center. Level 2 trip.
Lima, OH -– Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio, Inc. has issued an open invitation to its Awards & Appreciation Dinner on February 14 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. The "Igniting the Path: Illuminating Futures Together" event will be held at Old Barn Restaurant & Grill.
