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Thelma Ridenhour was retired from Triplett

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2021 - 2:03pm

Thelma Elizabeth Ridenour, 94, died Jan. 14, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay.  Thelma was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Continental, Ohio, to the late Orville and Fannie (Prowant) Etter. On March 5, 1945, she married Harold Ridenour who preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 2009.  She later married Marvin Wolford and he survives in Mt. Cory.

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Gregg Luginbuhl played basketball with the artistic ability that he threw pottery

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 10:31pm

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Portion of a column on Gregg Luginbuhl - A little sports explanation. Gregg played basketball with the artistic ability that he threw pottery.

Point in fact: he had natural athletic ability. He could dribble a basketball in the middle of a crowd and escape with ball in hand. Try it. You’ll probably fail. He didn’t.

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Iconoclast View
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“I realize its importance in the fabric of the Bluffton community. It’s perfectly suited for the community.”

Icon talks with Myron Lewis, Blanchard Valley Health System's new president and CEO
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 4:35pm

Blanchard Valley Heath System’s new president and CEO, Myron Lewis’s first taste of Bluffton was a container of Shirley’s Popcorn.

“I’ve visited Bluffton and was struck by the attractive downtown,” he said, adding that his daughter purchased a giant container of Shirley’s Popcorn for him as a Christmas present – sadly, the container is empty he admitted.

The new president and chief executive officer of BVHS talked via Zoom with the Icon earlier this week. He replaces Scott Malaney who has retired.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Covid-19 vaccine - as things roll out

Research continues to maximize the doses available in the U.S.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 3:11pm

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
It has been over a month since the COVID-19 vaccines have received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA). 

What have we learned about the vaccines as the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States are increasing? 

Many health care workers and long-term care residents have been receiving the vaccine with some completing the 2-part vaccine series. A government working group designed the plan to distribute the vaccine. 

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Health Services
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Ministerial Association will share video among its congregations

As an observance of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 2:37pm

Bluffton Area Ministerial Association, BAMA, invites the community to join together during Week of Prayer and Christian Unity Jan. 18 to 25.

In recent years, the BAMA pastors marked the week with an annual pulpit exchange.

“In the exchange, congregations welcome a pastor from another local church to lead worship, demonstrating the importance of strong ecumenical relationships within the body of Christ, the universal Church,” said Rev. Karol Farris Schilling, pastor of Bluffton Presbyterian Church.

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Worship
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Remembering Jo Croft

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 2:10pm

Jo Anna (Diller) Croft, 79, of Bluffton, died Jan. 13, 2021. Click here for her obituary. The following thoughts and memories were provided by her family

Jo was kind and loving, she exuded warmth and set all at ease with her calming demeanor.

She was raised in Bluffton and graduated with a teaching degree from Bluffton University. Jo was beloved by students in her elementary and Montessori school classrooms.

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