Chris Heffner was named the Mennonite Memorial Home employee of the month for October.
Heffner has worked at the Mennonite Memorial Home since 2005 as a LPN. Her supervisor commented that "she works full time and takes special interest in visiting with them and truly getting to know the elders. She can be found singing with them and has facilitated ways where they can benefit others. Her efforts are seen as providing meaning and quality of life to the elders." Heffner lives in Ottawa.
In response to requests for pastoral education related to domestic violence, Blanchard Valley Hospital's Spiritual Care Education Series is sponsoring a full day pastoral educational event: Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence
The event is Thursday, Oct. 27,
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: The D.O.C.K.
St. Mark's UMC
800 S. Main St.
Findlay, Ohio
Bridge Home Health & Hospice has been named to the top 25 percent of home care providers in the U.S. by the 2011 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States.
This is the fourth year in a row that Bridge Home Health & Hospice has received this honor. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, process of care measures, and financial performance.
Bridge operates offices in Findlay, Bowling Green and Tiffin.
Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "Dolphin Tale" (PG) and "Moneyball" (PG-13) is showing at the theatre from October 21 to October 27.
Show times follow:
Dolphin Tale - Every evening at 7 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 & 4:00 PM. Please note: Shannon Theatre cannot accept any passes for Dolphin Tale. All seats are $3.00.
Lynda Best of Village Cut N Curl assists Brittany Sommers in selecting feathers for her hair. Read about it on a story on our home page. Click here for a video.
Leaf pickup in Bluffton will begin the week of Oct. 24 and will continue through Nov. 18, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.
"The village service department will begin at one end of town and complete a sweep of the village before starting over," said Mehaffie.
"As always, residents are welcome to take their leaves to the brush dump on Spring Street. Trash cans are available at the site to dispose of plastic bags used to haul the leaves," he said. "Leaves should not be left in bags at the brush dump.
An American Red Cross babysitting certification class is planned in November at BFR.
The class is from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13, at BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton. Students ages 11 to 15 are invited to participate. The cost is $38 for BFR members, $43 for non-members.
Call BFR at 419-358-4150 for details.
