Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) of Bluffton launched a nine-month renovation project at the Mennonite Memorial Home campus main building on April 1.
“The $1 million project will create a state-of-the-art Rehabilitation and Wellness Center focusing on patients with short-term needs,” said Laura Voth, MHCO chief operating officer.
M&W Construction, Lima, is the project’s general contractor. Don Burris of Bluffton, is the project manager and Nick Mathewson also of Bluffton, is the project superintendent.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) have joined hands in a collaborative partnership.
This partnership allows pediatric and neonatal patients at Blanchard Valley Hospital to receive the expertise and resources offered by NCH in Findlay, Ohio.
The Bluffton University baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Oberlin College on a cold and windy afternoon in Bluffton. After control issues caused Bluffton to fall in game one, 18-8, the Beavers rallied with three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take game two by a score of 3-2.
It may have been April 1, but it was certainly no April Fool's joke that senior standout Kyle Niermann (Napoleon) has been named the Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week.
The All-HCAC rightfielder went 8-of-12 (.667 BA) in Bluffton's first-ever series win over RHIT and scored five runs with one RBI. He hit two doubles last week to finish 8-of-16 (.500 BA).
In the process he became just Bluffton's second player to eclipse 200 career hits. His 212 career safeties are just three behind all-time leader Tyler Stephenson's 215.
Frederick “Fritz” D. Farling, 86, died at 5:40 p.m. April 1, 2013 at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born Jan. 6, 1927, in Toledo to the late George and Mae (Porter) Farling.
On Jan. 2, 1948 he married Betty J. Geiger and she died April 12, 2003.
Mr. Farlling retired from Ex-Cello Corporation, Bluffton, and had also worked at Rusco Corporation, Pandora. He was a member of Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, the Eagles, Lima and the Moose Club, Findlay. He was a 1945 graduate of Rawson High School.
