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Pirates run in NWC league meet; Essinger places 6th

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 7:43am

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the annual Northwest Conference championship meet in Spencerville on a wet and 53-degree Saturday, October 14.

GIRLS
Junior June Essinger finished a strong sixth in the 45-runner girls field to record the top Lady Pirate showing.

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Sports
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One century ago this BHS team made a name for itself

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

This Bluffton High School team wasn’t even called the “Pirates,” yet 100 seasons ago, it set the standard for a winning football tradition in our community.

The 1923 red and white Bluffton team, playing before most school athletic leagues were formed, won eight games and lost only one. Even its loss, by a close 3 to 9 score, was impressive.

Here’s the story of this Bluffton team:

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Historical Bluffton
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PHOTO Bluffton shields for breast cancer awareness

Posted by Paula Scott on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am

Pink shields adorn the shoulders of Bluffton Police Department officers during the month of October 2023. Thanks to the department's seamstress, the officers are expressing their support of those facing breast cancer and encouraging others to take action in the fight against the disease.

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Weekend Doctor: Midwifery

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am

By Missy Moore, APRN-CNM, APRN-CNP
Midwifery, Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology

Although midwives have been around for hundreds of years, the term midwife is one that not many are able to clearly define. There is often confusion surrounding the many types of midwives and the span of roles a midwife might play. 

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) are highly trained providers who first are educated and trained as registered nurses, then choose to attend accredited universities, followed by passing a midwifery board-certified examination. CNMs also must maintain their licensures every five years by completing a number of continuing education requirements. In Ohio, CNMs work in collaboration with physicians and deliver babies in hospitals and birth centers. In contrast, lay midwives learn their skills through apprenticeship and are not legally recognized by the state they practice in and deliver babies in homes.

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Health Services
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Zero fatal traffic crashes in Allen County during Sept. 2023

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 6:00am

LIMA__The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition reports there were zero fatal traffic crashes on Allen County roadways during September 2023.

Thus far, there have been a total of 7 fatalities on Allen County roadways due to traffic crashes in 2023. In comparison, during 2022 there were 9 fatal crashes through August.

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Regional news
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Ernest E. Porzelius was a chaplain and administrator at Mennonite Memorial Home

Posted by Staff on October 14, 2023 - 1:11pm

Ernest E. Porzelius, 94, passed away October 13, 2023, at 2:15 p.m., at Willow Ridge - Betty House.

Ernest was born February 1, 1929 in Secor, IL, to Walter and Catherine (Boeringa) Porzelius who preceded him in death. He married Violet Schwartz in 1957. They had 51 loving years together. Vi preceded him in death in 2008. 

Also preceding him in death is his son, Jim Porzelius (August of 2023), his brother, Fred, and his sisters Mary and Dorothy. 

Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Sawatzky of Little River, KS, Joan LoBianco of Bluffton, and Kris (Matt) DeVoe of Schoolcraft, MI; nine grandchildren, Melissa Sawatzky Hodgson, Tracy Sawatzky White, Nicole LoBianco Agner, Lauren LoBianco Brenneman, Tessa Porzelius, Kyler Porzelius, Leah DeVoe Westra, Sadie DeVoe, & Davis DeVoe; and twelve great-grandchildren. 

Ernie went to seminary in Chicago, IL, and met Vi when he was attending a conference near her home. That began a courtship through letter writing, which led to their marriage on August 10, 1957. 

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Obituaries
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