Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center announces the 2020 Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Scholarship Program is now accepting applications.
The program for high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2020, allocates $1,500 scholarships to students from our community and region who are interested in pursuing careers as medical professionals.
Students in Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Hancock, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties may apply. Applications can be found at more than 70 high schools and career centers around the 10 county districts.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2020 - 3:12pm
Carol Ann Gibbs, 76, died Jan. 29, 2020, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Carol was born July 28, 1943, in Findlay to the late Robert and Evelyn (Coppler) Foltz. On March 19, 1961, she married David Gibbs who preceded her in death on Dec. 15, 2012.
Carol graduated from Findlay High School. She had worked in the laundry department at Mennonite Memorial Home, at Gillette's Bakery in Bluffton, in the shoe department at Elder-Beerman and was a receptionist at H & R Block.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2020 - 2:54pm
David Wilson, plant controller of Ada's Wilson Sporting Goods factory, holds one of the 2020 Super Bowl footballs produced in Ada. He said that the footballs went into production immediately following the final playoff game on Jan. 19. After that 108 balls were shipped to San Francisco and 108 to Kansas City.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2020 - 1:52pm
Rev. Carol Clements, pastor of St. John’s United Church of Christ, will retire from the local pastorate following the Sunday, Feb. 23, worship service. She served as its pastor since October 2010.
While at Bluffton she participated in several community organizations including the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association. St. John’s is home to the Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry.
“I’ve appreciated my years in Bluffton. This community offers an excellent ministry program to worshipers,” she said of her time here.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2020 - 1:48pm
A wide range of urology services are now available at Bluffton Hospital through Blanchard Valley Urology Associates, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System.
The physicians are now accepting new patents in Bluffton.
Services include laparoscopic and robotic surgery, treatment of kidney stones, overactive bladder, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer.
The Bluffton Track and Field team made the short trip to Ada for the Larry Cole Invite at Ohio Northern University on Friday, Jan. 25.
There were some stellar performances on the women's side. Senior Bailie Barrington (Waynesfield/Waynesfield-Goshen) broke the school record in the 1000-meter run with a time of 3:16. She ended up 8th in the field. Another record was broken by freshman Caitlyn Renner (Cairo/Bath) in the long jump. Renner jumped 5.07 meters which put her 3rd in the competition. This distance has her 1st amongst HCAC long-jump competitors.