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Weekend Doctor: Eating well for diabetes on a budget

By Laura Dagani, APRN-CNP 
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Endocrinology & Diabetes Specialists of Northwest Ohio

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Second Lions Way pathway dedicated in September 2024

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On September 17 the Bluffton Lions and the Village of Bluffton held a ceremony dedicating the addition of a bike and pedestrian pathway along Jefferson St./State Route 103 from County Line Road to I-75, following close on the heels of a September 3 dedication of the new County Line pathway.

The S.R. 103 Lions Way segment improves access to housing, a hotel, restaurants, gas stations, shops and other businesses along this stretch of road. This is the busiest and fastest section of road in the Village. Some 20 businesses are located on or near the new pathway.

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Letter: Love while you can

Bluffton High School graduate Sam Crisp shared the following on his August 31, 2024 accomplishment.

Bike across America, complete ✓

- 68 days

- 14 states

- 4,200 miles

- 175,000 feet of elevation gain/loss

- 6 National Parks

- 5 Great Lakes

As I jumped into the ice cold Pacific Ocean, I thought of many people - My brother, my dad, my grandparents, my girlfriend, my family and friends, my hometown community, my Warmshowers hosts, and all the random strangers that helped me make it across the country.

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League of Women Voters hosts forum on journalism

6:30 p.m. on October 1, Lima Public Library

The League of Women Voters of the Lima Area will hold an informational, hour-long forum, "How Journalism  Works" on Tuesday, October 1.

Dr. Shane Tilton, an  Associate Professor of Writing and Multimedia Studies at Ohio Northern University, will discuss why journalism is still important, especially when we get information from fragmented sources, and how journalism works as a cornerstone for society.

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Request for updated and additional community organization contacts

You'll find these 30 community organizations and their contacts on BlufftonIcon.com/classifieds. Please send updates and additional organizations to [email protected].

Pirates shut out Thunderbirds at Homecoming, stay unbeaten

Above) 2024 BHS Homecoming King and Queen: Landon Worcester and Faith Combs.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The undefeated Bluffton High School football team dominated visiting Lima Central Catholic 35-0 in a Northwest Conference battle on a wet and windy Homecoming night at Harmon Field Friday, September 27.

The stingy Pirate defense limited LCC to just 41 total yards, while the offense rolled up 409 yards. Quarterback Tayte Giesige rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns to pace the potent ground game.

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