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Camp Friedenswald director University Alumni Forum speaker

2007 Bluffton graduate Jenna Liechty Martin will share “Why Living My Best Life Depends on You: Camp as a Place of Interconnection and Joy,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. 

Martin is the executive director of Camp Friedenswald in Cassopolis, Mich. During Forum, Martin will discuss how serving at Camp Friedenswald has created an experience for her to form genuine community and connection, which is vital to living her best life. 

Mary Barber visitation on Sunday

Mary L. Barber, 95, died Nov. 12, 2019, at the Meadows of Delphos. Mary was born Dec. 31, 1923 in Lafayette to the late John and Lenna (Hefner) Hawk.  On Feb. 8, 1947 she married Stanley Barber who preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1989. 

Mary was a homemaker and member of Beaverdam Church of Christ.  She loved to play cards especially euchre and solitaire, square dancing, gardening, flowers, camping, spending time with her family and her parties in the shed.  

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Republic will finish Bluffton refuse route on Thursday

Due to truck issues Republic was unable to complete its regular Wednesday refuse pick up in Bluffton. The route will be completed on Thursday, according to Scott Dunnigan of Republic.

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Dr. Chary Joins Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine of Northwest Ohio

Blanchard Valley Medical Practices, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, recently welcomed Ajit Chary, MD to the team at Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine of Northwest Ohio. 

The office is located within Blanchard Valley Hospital at 1900 S. Main St., Findlay, and Dr. Chary is welcoming new patients.

Get ready for a surprise ending

It's a scene from "Hearts and Hands," one of nine short O Henry sketches in this weekend's BHS Drama Club "Jookalorum" performance. Click here for more details. And, check out all the photos in this series. In this scene from left, Daniel Creeger, Nephi Peralta, Raina Runk and Ella Miller.

Native American History Night presented by Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks at the library

Native American History Night presented by Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan District is on the main floor of the library on Monday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. Travel back in time to explore Native American culture in Ohio. Join Beth Theisen, naturalist with the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District, and Tom Sciranka, local historian, to see examples of traditional clothing, tools, and hunting materials and to learn about the importance of local wildlife to the survival of the Woodland Indian culture.

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