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Peace lecture to feature "Reflections of a Womanist Biblical Scholar"

Posted by Staff on March 27, 2023 - 7:14am

Rev. Valerie Bridgman, Ph.D., dean and vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of homiletics and Hebrew Bible at Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio, will present Bluffton University’s annual Keeney Peace Lecture Forum on April 4.

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LWV holds March 28 meeting on Honesty for Ohio Education-Book Banning

Posted by Staff on March 27, 2023 - 7:04am

The League of Women Voters of the Lima Area will hold an informational meeting on Honesty for Ohio Education-Book Banning at 6:30 p.m.on Tuesday, March 28 at the Lima Public Library, 650 W. Market St. Lima.

The guest speaker will be Cynthia Peeples, who will be joined by Professor Kathleen Baril of Ohio Northern University. This meeting is open to the public.

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George and Joann Farling celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Posted by Staff on March 27, 2023 - 6:59am

This past weekend, George and Joann Farling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with close family and friends at Bluffton Town Hall.

George is from Pandora and Joann is from Findlay. They met on a blind date. The couple was married March 25, 1973 at The First Christian Church in Findlay.

They have three children, Scott (Myndi) Farling, Heidi (Chad) Wise and Wade (Jenna) Farling and eight grandchildren. Abby, Issy, Allison, Carli, Jersey, Kinsley, Bentley and Lincoln.

George retired from Stoops Freightliner as a body shop manager. Joann retired from the Hilty Memorial Home as a environmental aide. She continues to work part time at Citizens National Bank.

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