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Chamber to hear from Bluffton and Findlay university presidents

Posted by Staff on September 10, 2024 - 6:00am

7:00 a.m. breakfast, 7:30 a.m. meeting on the 3rd floor of Bluffton Town Hall

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, September 13. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall. This is the first meeting following a July-August summer break.

The meeting sponsor is Bluffton University and Greenhorn will be providing the breakfast.

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Jenera church hosts Shipwreck Remembrance 2024

Posted by Staff on September 10, 2024 - 6:00am

Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jenera will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, September 15.

The church notes that the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services "will give praise to the Lord for saving the lives of passengers on the 'Famous Dove' when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on September 17, 1831.

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Worship
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ACBDD committee schedule announcement

Posted by Staff on September 9, 2024 - 5:30pm

The Allen County Board of Development Disabilities has announced the following schedule for committees during September 2024. All meetings are scheduled for the 2500 Ada Rd., Lima location.

Finance Committee
Date: Thursday September 19, 2024
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Agenda: Review Financial Statements and Bills Paid for August 2024

Nomination Committee
Date: Thursday September 19, 2024
Time: 8:15 a.m.
Agenda: Review Officers and Board Vacancies for 2025

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Public Meetings
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Robert E. "Bob" Wilch owned Rainbow Farms

Posted by Staff on September 9, 2024 - 11:05am

Robert E. "Bob" Wilch of Bluffton, Ohio passed away August 18, 2024 at his residence shared with his daughter, Penny. He was born February 21, 1929, to the late Harvey and Roma Wilch. Bob was a graduate of Bluffton High School where he participated in all sports and state championship games.  As a young adult, Bob played on local softball teams and after games would drink an orange crush soda while his teammates had their beers, earning him the nickname “orange crush kid.” 

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Obituaries
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Dagani to speak on Diabetes treatment at Lions meeting

Posted by Staff on September 9, 2024 - 6:00am

12:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 17 at Bluffton Town Hall

Laura Dagani, RN, Certified Nurse Practitioner and lifelong resident of the Bluffton area, will be speaking at the Bluffton Lions Club noon meeting on September 17.

Dagani has worked at both the Bluffton and Findlay hospitals and is currently a Diabetic Specialist at the Endocrinology and Diabetic Clinic of Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay.

The Lions welcome and encourage community members to attend this informative meeting about diabetes and current treatments.

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Before she became a comedian, Phyllis Diller was on staff at Bluffton Presbyterian

Posted by Staff on September 9, 2024 - 6:00am

PHOTOS from Travis family archive: LEFT) Betsey Travis Angus and Phyllis Diller. RIGHT) Eloise and Boyd Travis with Phyllis Diller.

Story provided by Rev. Tom Castlen, former Bluffton Presbyterian Church minister

Church celebrates 175 Years, provides anecdote from the 1940s

After World War II, there was a scramble to call pastors. Bluffton Presbyterian had not had a pastor during the war and they wanted to call Ernest Bigelow who was graduating from Yale Divinity School. 

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Historical Bluffton
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