On Friday, June 13, Hilty Home, Pandora, hosted its annual family picnic. The picnic was served in a large tent in front of Hilty Home’s main building.
The meal was a combination of food provided by Hilty Home and resident family members in attendance.
Following the meal, the evening was brought to a close with entertainment from the Al Best Band, a local favorite and frequent guest of the MHCO communities.
Bluffton resident, Brian Myers, Ohio Northern University associate professor of chemistry, has co-written an article, “Profiles in Chemistry: A Historical Perspective on the National Organic Symposium,” which will be featured in the June issue of The Journal of Organic Chemistry.
Ashley B. Fields, daughter of Robert Fields, Bluffton, and Amie Stratton also of Bluffton, recently graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Northern University. She received the Bachelor of Science in nursing.
On campus, Fields was active in the ONU chapter of the National Student Nursing Association. Fields is a graduate of Bluffton High School.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) associate Barbara Plaugher received the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award at the annual OHA Recognition Dinner held June 11. Earlier this year she was named Blanchard Valley Health Systems Associate of the Year.
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton presented its annual “Service to Humanity” scholarship awards at the Bluffton High School 33rd Annual Awards Program on May 15.
This year this organization was again able to give two $750 scholarships.
Winners of these scholarships were seniors Megan Dulle and Delaney Reineke, each of whom was chosen by virtue of her past, current, and expected future commitment to serving others.
