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Ball of Confusion 

Posted by Staff on August 18, 2022 - 7:30am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The Temptations released the song, “A Ball of Confusion” on the Motown label in 1970.  The song was featured on their Puzzle People album and was written by the team of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was a political statement on the chaos and disorder with the pervading times.  The lyrics are still relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The lyrics, “ball of confusion, oh yeah, that’s what the world is today” can certainly be applied to the SARS-CoV-2 mutations, the spread of monkeypox, and the new cases of polio.

Otis Williams continues to perform Temptations’ material as the sole surviving original member.  In 1989, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to the group in 2013.  Two of my favorite Temptations’ songs are “My Girl” and “Just My Imagination,” but the lyrics to “A Ball of Confusion” are making me ponder!  Near the end of the song, one of the lines is “and the band played on.”  This lyric was meant to portray all the problems in the world, but it didn’t stop the band from playing.  Ultimately, a statement on ignoring the issues.

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I spy: a beautifully odd couple

Posted by Paula Scott on August 17, 2022 - 6:36am

Some Augusts are dry and brown, this August is lush and green. A Bluffton yard yielded this botanical odd couple of hydrangea and dill (or possibly fennel). 

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You're invited to a Vine Street block party

Posted by Paula Scott on August 17, 2022 - 6:00am

Greenhorn owner Jonah Agner remembers dancing in the streets in downtown Bluffton, decades ago. With the short one-way stretch of Vine Street immediately next to his restaurant's patio service at 112 Vine, he decided to throw a block party for local families and university students on Saturday, August 20.

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Deb and Dale Metzger celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Posted by Staff on August 17, 2022 - 5:30am

Dale and Deb (Huffer) Metzger of Bluffton, Ohio will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 19, 2022. They were married by Rev. Robert Quillen at Gomer United Church of Christ on August 19, 1972.

The Metzgers have two daughters and one son: Kristi (Matt) Lora of Bluffton, Ohio, Kelly (Brandon) McClure of Ada, Ohio, and Craig and Amy Metzger of Delaware, Ohio. 

Dale and Deb have 8 grandchildren: Kaden and Karlie Lora, Braydon, Brantley, and Madison McClure, and Drew, Austin, and Kendall Metzger.

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People
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Bluffton girls tennis nipped by Defiance

Posted by Staff on August 16, 2022 - 7:59pm

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls tennis team won the top two singles matches but fell 3-2 in the overall score versus Defiance on Tuesday evening, August 16.

The close defeat dropped the Pirate record to 1-2-1 this season.

Juniors Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch each rolled to victory in straight sets to record the Bluffton wins.

Camper defeated Alexa Ritter by the score of 6-1, 6-1 at first singles. Couch steamrolled Kaiya Snyder 6-0, 6-0 at second singles.

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Wardrobe changing weather

Posted by Staff on August 16, 2022 - 7:45am

Observations by Guy Verhoff

The weather observed in Pandora by Guy Verhoff during the period of August 1-15 was a change of pace.

With temperatures ranging from 51 to 91, short pants and short sleeves were sure to result in a few goosebumps.

[The attached chart shows minimum and maximum temperatures, midnight "set" temperature, rainfall and cooling degree days.]

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