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July 1 small grains forecast for Ohio

Posted by Staff on July 16, 2023 - 6:00am

Ohio’s 2023 winter wheat production is forecast at 41.8 million bushels, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. This report is based on conditions as of July 1, 2023. Some highlights of the Crop  Production Report follow:

The Ohio winter wheat yield is forecast at 76 bushels per acre, down 3 bushels from last year and unchanged from last  month’s forecast. As of July 2, five percent of the crop was harvested. The crop condition was rated 63 percent good to  excellent, compared with 57 percent at the same time last year.  

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Tai Chi at the Senior Center

Posted by Sabina on July 15, 2023 - 12:00pm

The last Tai Chi class at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center will be Thursday, July 20 at 9:30. They will have a second session of Tai Chi in the fall starting October 3. Sign up is available in the office for the fall class.

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Remember to share the road with riders

Posted by Paula Scott on July 15, 2023 - 8:48am

July 15 is a day to share the road with cyclists who are taking part in the 9th annual Bluffton Lions Ride to Remember. Over 200 registered riders will be following marked and mapped routes that include the communities of Ada, Benton Ridge, Bluffton, Gilboa, Lafayette, Mount Cory, Ottawa, Pandora and Rawson.

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Weekend Doctor Column: Learning to crawl

Posted by Staff on July 15, 2023 - 6:00am

By Lisa Stewart, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist, Julie A. Cole Rehab and Sports Medicine Clinic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently eliminated a total of 216 milestones from their guidelines, including crawling. While the CDC has stated that there is no evidence that supports the idea that 75 percent of children will crawl, many therapists (including myself) still strive to encourage and teach our pediatric patients to crawl. 

As a child learns to crawl, the entire body is affected and progresses toward success with mobility. Initial reflexes are integrated during crawling. If these reflexes do not merge into a child’s development, it could cause many pieces of dysfunction. Maintaining weight bearing on all four limbs helps encourage visual tracking, their limbs moving forward in space, crossing the midline in tracking and scanning their environment.

Crawling is the first and only time a young child will be putting their weight through their upper extremities. Therefore, they are strengthening their arms for other skills as they age, such as writing, using scissors and dressing themselves. Crawling promotes and develops the vestibular and balance system, which allows for improved mobility when the child is ready. It also helps to develop the sensory system, cognition/problem-solving and coordination. 

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Weightlifting 101 is back at BFR

Posted by Staff on July 15, 2023 - 6:00am

Starting July 18, Bluffton Family Recreation will have Weightlifting 101 from 5:30-6:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

According the the BFR, these weightlifting classes are a great way to "build your confidence in the weight room by learning proper form, different exercises, and how to use weight machines."

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Ohio agriculture acreage summary for 2023 planting season

Posted by Staff on July 15, 2023 - 6:00am

The 2023 planting season in Ohio began slowly due to  cold, wet conditions in early April, but dryer conditions  later in the month allowed producers to proceed with  plantings. May followed a similar story, with bleak  conditions early in the month giving way to more favorable  ones. By late May, crop emergence was ahead of the 5-year average, although abnormally dry conditions presented  potential difficulties for growers in much of the state. 

Ohio field crop producers planted more acres of corn in 2023 than they did in 2022. Highlights of the 2023 June  Acreage report follow: 

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