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The Alzheimer's Support Group at Mennonite Memorial Home meets at 3:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month.

According to Darren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Alzheimer's disease is life-changing for both those who are diagnosed and those close to them. The Alzheimer’s Support Group at Mennonite Memorial Home provides a place to connect with other caregivers who truly understand what you are going through. Often we hear caregivers say they are looking for support from people who "really understand because they've been there, too." 

Evelyn L. Smith, 69, of Lima died at 8:10 a.m. Jan. 14, 2015, at her residence.  She was born Aug. 8, 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late George and Elsie (Lemaster) Hakin. 

She spent her childhood in Osage, West Virginia ,before her family moved to Akron, Ohio.  In 1956 she spent half of her seventh grade in the Lima school.  Evelyn graduated from Shawnee School in 1963.  

Icon viewer Sara Brenner photographed a male cardinal perched in Wednesday's hoar frost. The bird's stark red coloring stands out boldly in the white frost.

Long-time Bluffton High School track coach, Steve Bruskotter, will be inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame this month.

Bruskotter will join the Hall during a banquet ceremony on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Hilton at Easton, Columbus, according to Neal Charske, Hall of Fame chairperson.

The official 2015 class includes:

Ed Barker Award recipient: 
Vern Kiehl

By: Owen Lugibihl, sports information assistant

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By: Ryan Schadewald, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women earned another key conference victory on Wednesday, Jan. 14 as they defeated their arch-rival Defiance College, 86-78. The Beavers had a very balanced scoring attack, placing five in double figures against the Jackets. The win makes the Beavers 10-4, including 5-2 in HCAC play, and still within striking distance of the top of the conference, while Defiance fell to 4-10 (3-4 HCAC).

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