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Hancock Co. Safety Council talks about preventing suicide

Posted by Staff on July 24, 2023 - 7:09am

The Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will host Hancock County Safety Council, featuring a presentation titled “Preventing Suicide: A Topic for the Workplace” on Thursday, August 10 from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Findlay. The event costs $25 to attend and includes lunch. The event will feature main speaker Amber Wolfrom, Adult Prevention Specialist with Family Resource Center.

In this session, attendees will gain increased awareness of suicide statistics for Hancock County and Ohio, explore the risk factors related to suicide and provide local preventative programs and resources for local businesses.

Registration can be done online at https://findlayhancockchamber.com/

About Amber Wolfrom
Amber Wolfrom has 25 years of experience providing and monitoring substance use prevention and mental health promotion efforts in Hancock County.  She has been an Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant since 2002 and is a trainer of several evidence-based prevention programs for adults.  Amber has spent her career in behavioral health championing evidence-based prevention strategies, assisting with Hancock County’s Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) transformation, educating about trauma-informed care approaches and working with local businesses and employers to promote the message that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people do recover.

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Groundbreaking ceremony marks next SCHS Heritage Center phase

Posted by Staff on July 24, 2023 - 6:01am

1:00 p.m., August 1
Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton

The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, August 1 at the Schumacher Homestead, marking the start of a project to repurpose and reconstruct a 100+ year old barn into a Heritage Center. The local barn was deconstructed a year ago and will be transformed into a facility used to house historical society collections and provide restrooms, storage and meeting space.

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Allen County Agriculture Hall of Fame banquet is July 27

Posted by Staff on July 23, 2023 - 7:22am

11th class of honorees to be inducted

Four honorees, Ray Dorley & Ray Dorley, Jr (Keystone Meats), Gary Jackson (Ag Broadcaster), Ron Spencer and H.G. Violet, Inc, will be inducted by the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce into the Allen County Agricultural Hall of Fame presented by Nutrien, during an evening banquet July 27 at the Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center in Lima.

The Dorley’s began the Pride of Lima Provision Co, in 1954, which has transitioned into today’s Keystone Brand Meats. Gary Jackson was the “voice of agriculture” on WIMA/WIMT radio and the Ohio Ag Net. Ron Spencer has been involved in farming and farm real estate since 1972. And H. G. Violet, Inc has been a steady source of agriculture related implements and supplies that date back to 1945 – today owned by Howard and Lora Violet.

The Allen County Agriculture Hall of Fame is celebrating its 11th induction class. According to the Chamber’s agri-business committee chair Russ Decker, “our goal with the Hall of Fame is to annually recognize local agriculturalists that have been instrumental to the success and excellence of agriculture in Allen County, either as a farmer or in an agricultural-related field. All of our 2023 inductees truly reflect the award’s purpose of honoring and giving public recognition to those who have brought distinction to themselves, have made outstanding contributions to their professions, and whose community involvement has served as a stimulus to others.”

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Beaverdam Bunch 4-H July 2023 update

Posted by Staff on July 23, 2023 - 7:17am

By Avery Smith

Our Beaverdam Bunch 4-h group has been busy these past couple weeks! Many of our meetings consisted of demonstrations by all members in our group, booth ideas for the up coming fair, and finalizing projects as we all get ready to be judged.

With judging this past week, that concludes our meetings for the year. We have a few members that will be attending the state fair later this week to continue further judging.

A big thank you to all leaders and members who participated this year, and feel free to come visit the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H booth at the Allen county fair this year!

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114 Fourth of July’s ago Jule Benroth set a Bluffton speed record

Posted by Staff on July 23, 2023 - 6:00am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Imagine a hot air balloon ascension in Bluffton years before the Wright brothers flew the first airplane.

Imagine Bluffton’s first-ever automobile to hit a speed of 50 miles per hour–114 years ago–as an enormous crowd watched in awe.

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Historical Bluffton
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Local soccer watch party for U.S. women vs. Vietnam on July 21

Posted by Paula Scott on July 22, 2023 - 7:53am

Bluffton Soccer Club hosted a FREE community watch party to kick off the Women's World Cup on Friday, July 21 at Steinmetz Field (high school soccer field). The USA vs Vietnam match was streamed on a big screen. Viewers brought blankets, chairs, and snacks--and bug spray. The U.S. women won 3-0. 

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