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Weekend doctor: The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?

Each spring isn’t necessarily worse than the last
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 23, 2020 - 6:52am

By Maria Slack, MD, MMSc
This spring allergy season could be the worst yet, or at least that is what you might hear or be feeling. Every year is particularly bad for allergy sufferers, but are spring allergies this year really worse?

While it’s true that allergies are on the rise and affecting more Americans than ever, each spring isn’t necessarily worse than the last. The prevalence of allergies is surging upward, with as many as 30 percent of adults and up to 40 percent of children having at least one allergy.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Rhodes State hosts manufacturing certification program

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on May 23, 2020 - 6:00am

Rhodes State College is offering a special eight-week Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) and Certified Production Technician (CPT) Programs for high school students interested in an Ohio In-demand Manufacturing Career.

This summer program provides high school students with an alternative pathway to graduation. Students will earn four college credits and a 12-point industry-recognized credential toward graduation. 

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Regional news
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Scott Benroth was a Bluffton HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2020 - 4:44pm

Scott Alan Benroth, 54, died May 21, 2020 at his residence. Scott was born July 12, 1965, in Bluffton to Richard and Jane (Alspach) Benroth. On July 13, 1990, he married Rita Jane Swartz Benroth who survives in Bluffton. 

Scott graduated from Bluffton High School and worked as a technician at Proctor & Gamble in Lima. He enjoyed golfing, camping, grilling out, the outdoors, Ohio State football and basketball, NASCAR and spending time with his family.  

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Obituaries
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You can have your pancakes and eat them too!

Lu Lu's Diner reopens with regular hours
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2020 - 1:39pm

Please add strawberries to my pancakes.

As Bluffton reopens, Lu Lu’s Diner, 114 E. College Ave., is back in the breakfast and lunch business. The diner reopened on May 21, and is operating with a full staff and its regular hours.

Those hours are Mondays through Saturdays 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Employees are wearing masks. The restaurant is being continually sanitized and tables are spread apart for the safety of customers.

Lu Lu’s is owned and operated by Justin Musil, who opened the popular eating spot in the summer of 2015.

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Business
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One-half-century-plus of making music at Bluffton High School

The only truth is music – Jack Kerouac
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2020 - 1:22pm

The following awards are presented each May by the Bluffton High School Music Department. The  2020-21 awards winners are included in this all-time list. This year’s winners are also listed in a separate story by clicking here.

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People
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A little off the top, please

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 22, 2020 - 1:18pm

Craig Stone is cutting hair again. Lots of it. He reopened Stoney's Barbershop, in the lower level of 125 N. Main St., yesterday. Donning an Ohio State University mask, he says that there's lot of hair to cut in Bluffton. As of Friday morning, his earliest appointment  – not counting the waiting list for cancellations – is Friday, June 12.

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