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Happy feet with diabetes

How to take care of your feet if you have diabetes
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 17, 2020 - 6:12am

This column provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
Diabetes can lead to complications throughout your body, even in your feet. Learn how to keep your feet healthy and happy.

In people with diabetes, the feet face a two-sided attack. First, diabetes can slow blood flow to the feet, which can make it harder for cuts, sores and blisters to heal. Second, diabetes can lead to nerve damage — or neuropathy — that causes your feet to go numb.

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Health Services
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15 minutes with Melissa Bogart Campbell

She's executive director of the State of Washington Farmland Trust
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 3:09pm

15 minutes with
Melissa (Bogart) Campbell,
1997 Bluffton High School graduate

We understand you are director of the  Washington Farmland Trust. Tell us about it.
 

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People
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Cementing a relationship with bikes

Work underway today for creation of 17 bike parking spaces on Main Street
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 2:36pm

You noticed some serious concrete work underway in various locations along Main Street today.

Specifically –
• Three stamped concrete pads for downtown bike racks are being poured by Patriot Concrete.

• Two ADA ramps are being added at the Lake Street intersection along North Main Street by Jim’s Excavating, Ft. Jennings.

The Village Public Works Department excavated and prepared all sites for concrete.  

As Bluffton becomes a more friendly bicycle village, more incentives become available to encourage bike use here.

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Regional news
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St. Mary's Catholic youth fundraiser - they will "boo your yard"

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 2:21pm

St. Mary’s Catholic Church youth are in the midst of a “Boo My Yard” fundraiser this month. Proceeds from the project go toward youth to attend summer camp next year. 

Here’s how it works:
For a fee, youth will visit your yard and scatter toys and candy filled eggs, plus some spooky webbing. Orders for this Halloween fundraiser are being taken now through Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Your yard will be "booed" on Friday evening, Oct. 30.

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Worship
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Final NW Ohio soccer coaches polls

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 2:00pm

The final 2020 Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association poll has Bluffton boys ranked first and Bluffton girls sixth. The polls are attached 

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Sports
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Undefeated season

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 11:21am

Bluffton High School boys' soccer team completed its first-ever undefeated regular season, at 14-0-2 after finishing off Kalida last night. The Pirates, ranked 2nd in the Division III state poll tied Division I Perrysburg and Division II Shawnee. Click here for boys' scores. BHS girls finished the regular season at 13-2-1. Both teams are NWC champs. Click here for girls' scores.

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