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Dr. Sam Heiks, M.D.

Bluffton has a new doctor in town, but he's not new to Bluffton.

Dr. Sam Heiks, M.D., has joined the Celebration of Health practice as a family medicine physician, according to Dr. Terry Chappell, M.D., of Celebration of Health.

Dr. Heiks is currently accepting new patients of all ages. He is trained as a family physician, is interested in integrative medicine and has a special interest in prevention of illness.

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The winner of Week 3 of the High School Football Contest is Dave Moser ([email protected]). Dave picked all 10 games correctly.
Other contestants:
9 correct: Mike Burris
8 correct: Barry Schneck, Brad Smith, Chris Miller, David Steiner, Kaitlin Schroll, Randy Spallinger and Scott Gleason.
7 correct: Dan Smith, David Glick, Jared Lehman, Joel Groman, Joyce Suter, Luke Amstutz, Melisha Henry and Nancy Armour.

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September is a busy month for the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. The monthly dinner meeting is at 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12. Phillip Murphy will perform for those attending.

Life memberships will be presented to the following members who recently reached their 90th birthday: Evelyn Sutter, Margaret Houshower, Ruby Mabry and Doris Clevenger.

The meal is catered by The Pandora Lifters. The meal includes baked steak, baked potatoes, peas with onions, Jello salad, rolls and pie.

Evelyn Reese is the MC and hostesses are Dortha Rodabaugh and friends.

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From left, Sally Jones, Jeanette Reineke, Nicole Anderson, Libby Hostetler and Diane Neal

Claude Monet, Georges Rouault, Pieter Bruegel, Andrew Wyeth and Norman Rockwell will visit Bluffton elementary students and share their art in this year's Art Beat program.

The program, created by volunteers, has been part of the school's calendar since the early 1980s, according to Jeanette Reineke, who with Diane Neal, lead the program.

This year's art presenters, all volunteers, include Sally Jones, Libby Hostetler, Nancy Yeager, Joanne Krugh, Reineke and Neal. Nicole Anderson, elementary art teacher, assists the program.

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Worship service leaders at the Mennonite Memorial Home are announced for September.

Sundays - 9:30 a.m. - chapel

Sept. 4 - Bill Herr, chaplain
Sept. 11 - Rev. Donald Rock
Sept. 18 - Rev. Dennis Maurer
Sept. 25 - Bill Herr, chaplain

Tuesdays - 6:30 p.m. - chapel

Sept. 6 - Jack Duffy, Ada First Baptist
Sept. 13 - Louise Wideman, First Mennonite
Sept. 20 - Dave Lanqquist, Riley Creek Baptist
Sept. 27 - Jack Duffy, Ada First Baptist

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A recital Friday, Sept. 9, will feature Joseph Robinson, former principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic. Assisting him will be mezzo soprano Julia Szabo, Pamela Ashmore, piano and Jeremy Szabo, English horn.

The recital will take place in Presser Hall on the campus of Ohio Northern University, Ada. Start time is 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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