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Barbara Tighe, 1919-2014

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 25, 2014 - 8:29am

Barbara E. Tighe, 94, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at 3:30 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio.

She was born on June 15, 1919 in Hardin County, Ohio to Elza and Sara (Wingate) Elwood, who preceded her in death. On August 29, 1942 she married Andrew "Andy" Tighe and he died on August 10, 1997.

Barbara was a registered nurse and retired as a private duty nurse and administrator for Avanell Stambaugh. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church of Ada. She graduated from Ada High School and was a 1940 graduate of the Lima Memorial School of Nursing.

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Obituaries
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Economics ‘blogosphere’ topic of talk on Feb. 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 25, 2014 - 8:22am

Dr. Jonathan Andreas, an associate professor of economics at Bluffton University, will discuss “An Economics Blogosphere Internship” in a campus colloquium at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.

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Bluffton University
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Ka BOOM - fireworks returns to Bluffton after a year's absence

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2014 - 5:25pm

After a one-year absence fireworks will light up Bluffton’s nighttime sky as a pre-Fourth of July weekend celebration.

Bluffton fireworks, presented by First National Bank and Springfield Fireworks, Bluffton, a production of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, takes place the evening of Saturday, June 28, in the outdoor athletic field area of Bluffton University at the corner of Bentley and Augsburger roads.

The chamber is currently seeking donations from area businesses, industries, organizations and individuals to help support the fireworks.

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Regional news
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Ribbon cut on MHCO Transition to Home Rehabilitation Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2014 - 4:08pm

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, celebrated the end of a 10-month renovation project at the Mennonite Memorial Home campus’s main building with a ribbon cutting and open house on Feb. 23.

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Nearly 100 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the Transition to Home Rehabilitation Center that the $1 million project provided.  The new Transition to Home program will focus on patients with short-term rehabilitative needs.

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People
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Knitters and crocheters meet Feb. 25 at library

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2014 - 2:46pm

Icon viewers are invited to join a yarn circle with Kimberly Hansen of Etsy’s YarinCozy. The event is at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Bluffton Public Library.

Beginning to advanced knitters and crocheters are welcome. Please bring your own material. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Soup lunch benefit at Pleasant View United Methodist March 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2014 - 2:41pm

Pleasant View United Methodist Church, 300 Township Road 37, Bluffton, will hold a soup lunch benefit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, March 1, at the church. Donations go to the Amy Gallant Linaberry Cancer Benefit.

The menu includes soup, break, dessert and drinks. For more information contact Cindy Lichtle, 419-358-1250.

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Worship
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