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Happy accident: Yogurt every day helps keep diabetes away?

Posted by Staff on October 17, 2024 - 7:31am

By Lily Shadle, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

“Happy accident” is an idiom meaning something good happens unexpectedly when it otherwise could have been a problem. Around 5,000 BC when milk was exposed to warm temperatures and bacteria, yogurt was the happy accident.  

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Health Services
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Bluffton remembers Elbert Dubenion with honorary roadway

Posted by Staff on October 17, 2024 - 6:00am

Above) Dubenion Drive sign at Bentley and Augsburger roads, Dubenion family and friends; Gene Long, Carolyn Dubenion, Jim "Spike Berry and Ron Lora.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Some 80 friends, family members, teammates and fans of Elbert Dubenion–who was a collegiate athlete at Bluffton College in the 1950s and a professional football player for nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills—attended an October 4 ceremony dedicating a portion of Bentley Rd. as Dubenion Drive.

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Robert Taylor worked at Vetter Lumber

Posted by Staff on October 16, 2024 - 2:37pm

Robert "Bob" D. Taylor Sr., 63, passed away October 15, 2024 at Lima Memorial Health System.  Bob was born April 25, 1961 in Medina, Ohio to William and Joyce (Bassitt) Taylor who preceded him in death and was raised by his mother and William "Bill" McClain. He had been previously married to Pam Taylor.  

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Obituaries
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Pirates girls soccer ousts Mustangs in 1st round

Posted by Staff on October 16, 2024 - 9:07am

Team faces Falcon foes in semis

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated local rival Allen East 3-1 in first round Div. V sectional tournament play Tuesday night, October 15, at Steinmetz Field.  

The Pirate record improved to 11-5-1 after the victory. It was the second year in a row the Pirates eliminated AE from the tournament at Steinmetz.

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Sports
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3 Pirate girls on NWC soccer 1st team; 10 Bluffton girls receive honors

Posted by Staff on October 16, 2024 - 9:03am

By Cort Reynolds

Three Bluffton girls were named to the All-Northwest Conference soccer first team in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Pirate junior scoring leader Aubrey Burkholder was named first team all-league. Senior teammate Jordan Schweingruber and junior Blair Utendorf were also tabbed as first teamers.

Burkholder has tallied 17 goals and dished out 11 assists to amass 45 points so far this season.

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Sports
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Richard "Rick" A. Thomas was a journeyman electrician

Posted by Staff on October 16, 2024 - 9:01am

Richard "Rick" A. Thomas, 57, passed away October 15, 2024, at his home. 

Rick was born December 17, 1966 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania to Leroy and Betty (Bowman) Thomas.  On November 2, 1988 he married Kathy (Bert) Thomas who survives.

Rick was a graduate of Waynesboro High School. He was a journeyman electrician by trade, but he loved fishing and going on nature walks any opportunity that he had. Rick always doted over his grandchildren. 

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