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Weekend doctor: Health benefits of laughter

Posted by LizGH on November 16, 2019 - 6:00am

By Gina Bailey, BSN, RN
Community Nurse Liaison
Bridge Home Health & Hospice
We all laugh because humor feels good and brings people together, but did you know it has many health benefits? Researchers have studied laughter, along with positive emotions, and found that laughter and lightheartedness can be a natural medicine for many conditions.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Bonnie Hollar memorial services planned at a later date

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 5:05pm

Bonnie Lou Hollar, 85, died Nov. 15, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Bonnie was born Oct. 2, 1934, in Houcktown, Ohio, to the late Carson and Martha (Schnegg) Parish. On July 27, 1956, she married Billy Hollar who survives.  

Bonnie graduated from Bluffton High School and attended Bluffton College. She had worked as a switchboard operator for Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Lima and had also been a nurses' aide at Briar Field Nursing Home in Sylvania.   

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Obituaries
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Larry Burkhalter was a professional musician

Performed as a member of several orchestra across the U.S.
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 4:58pm

N. Laurence Burkhalter, 99, died Oct. 15, 2019, at his retirement home in Bluffton Ohio.

Larry was born in Mussoorie, India, June 30, 1920. The only son of Mennonite missionaries, Larry graduated from Woodstock High School and went on for degrees in music from Bluffton College, Northwestern University, and Ohio State University. He married the late Holly Mosiman Burkhalter in 1943.

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Obituaries
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That's our Abbie

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 15, 2019 - 3:40pm

Abbie Parkins, Bluffton HS grad, is a member of the Bluffton University women's basketball team. The 5-8 junior is a guard on this year's team, which won its opening games eariler this week. (Marvin Foster photo)

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Healthcare Economics presented by Robert Kemp, PhD

Posted by Bluffton Public... on November 15, 2019 - 2:01pm

Join us for “Healthcare Economics: Evidence on the Public Finance of Healthcare in the 21st Century” presented by Robert Kemp, PhD (Economics) on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Kemp will lead a discussion focusing on questions about healthcare and its funding in the U.S. and other developed countries.

This program is open to all and advance registration is required by 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Blaze dinner benefits Bluffton couple

Proceeds used to assist with van payments for Tyler and Laura From
Posted by LizGH on November 15, 2019 - 2:00pm

Bluffton Presbyterian Church will host the Blaze of Lights homemade soup and sandwich dinner on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

The menu will include three homemade soups ham and bean, chicken noodle and potato), hot dogs, shredded chicken sandwiches, chips, desserts and drinks. 

The dinner will be held in the basement fellowship hall of the church, corner of Main and Cherry Streets in downtown Bluffton, the site of the Blaze of Lights display.  No tickets or reservations are needed.

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Worship
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