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Weekend Doctor: Helping those in recovery

Posted by Staff on September 15, 2024 - 7:38am

By Alissa Ibarra
Peer Recovery Supporter, Behavioral Health Services – Blanchard Valley Health System

My name is Alissa, and I am an addict and alcoholic in recovery. Today, I work as a peer recovery supporter, using my lived experience with addiction to help others find a path toward healing. When I was younger, I believed that people addicted to drugs could quit if they wanted to. That belief changed when I experienced addiction firsthand after a stillbirth at age 28. In my grief and trauma, I turned to drugs to cope.

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Health Services
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September 2024 Chamber member announcement recap

Posted by Paula Scott on September 15, 2024 - 6:00am

ABOVE) Harmon Field 100th anniversary commemorative coaster, Bluffton Town Hall.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The first Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting of the Sept. 2024-May 2025 season took place on Friday, September 13. Local business and non-profit representatives as well as individual members attended the breakfast and program on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall.

BACC director Jim Enneking invited members to make announcements, which included the following:

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Business
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Terry Lynn Marshall served in the U.S. Navy

Posted by Staff on September 14, 2024 - 6:00am

Terry Marshall was born June 2, 1942 and raised in Bluffton, Ohio. The oldest of five children, he would go on to become a leader in all aspects of his life. He became an Eagle Scout, high school senior class president, track star in both Bluffton High and Bluffton College and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy.

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Obituaries
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Extra time to order Athletic Boosters' commemorative coasters

Posted by Staff on September 14, 2024 - 6:00am

October 2024 deadline: Order HERE

The Bluffton High School music boosters have extended the deadline for ordering limited-edition dimensional coasters that commemorate the 100th anniversary of Harmon Field.

The engraved wood coasters with an acrylic cover feature a facsimile of the Bluffton Pirates football field and the words "100 years 1924-2024, Harmon Field, BHS, Bluffton, Ohio."

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Living in Bluffton
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19th Annual Bluffton Fall Festival is Saturday, September 28

Posted by Staff on September 14, 2024 - 6:00am

Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m., multiple locations

The Bluffton community’s 19th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on September 28. All events are free unless otherwise noted, and free parking is available at all locations.

Bluffton Cars & Coffee: 8-11 a.m. at Masterpiece Signs, 902 N. Main

Bluffton Discovery Days sponsored by the Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Visit Bluffton businesses for a chance to win prizes.

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Events
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Pirate girls soccer crushes T-Birds; Burkholder nets 4

Posted by Staff on September 13, 2024 - 9:56am

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA __ The visiting Bluffton girls soccer squad scored 12 first half goals and went on to defeat Lima Central Catholic 12-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Thursday night, September 12.

The Pirate record improved to 5-2-1 overall and 3-0 in NWC play after the blowout win. LCC fell to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in the NWC with the lopsided loss.

Pirate Jordan Schweingruber started the onslaught with an unassisted goal in the sixth minute. 

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Sports
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