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Mennonite Home Health & Senior Services announces partnership

With Senior Options, a Virginia non-profit agency
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2019 - 3:35pm

Mennonite Home Health & Senior Services, Bluffton, has announced a partnership with Senior Options, a non-profit subsidiary of Westminster-Canterbury, Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Senior Options delivers turnkey solutions for home health, hospice services and continuum management. 

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Seven powerlifters compete at Bellefontaine

BHS wins third place trophy
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2019 - 6:45am

Bluffton High School powerlifting squad, with seven girls competing, walked away with a third place overall team trophy with a combined weight of 2,530 pounds at Saturday's meet at Bellefontaine.

CLICK HERE for powerlifting Facebook showing photos.

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15 minutes with Bob Gordon-Hancock

On working for a company based in Ireland
Posted by LizGH on January 15, 2019 - 3:00pm

Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock
Bob Gordon-Hancock was born in Chelmsford, England. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School. He got his Bachelor's in Social Anthropology from The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He then got a Post-graduate diploma in Entrepreneurial Management from University of Wales, Lampeter, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth Beer (Bluffton).

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Bob Neff's story was unlike anyone who ever lived in Bluffton

He lived for 33 years following a heart transplant; was one of the longest-living transplant survivors in the world
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 13, 2019 - 7:04pm

The following feature is re-posted from November 2015. It shares part of Bob Neff's story as one of the world's longest living survivors of a heart transplant. His heart transplant took place in 1985.

It is believed that the world's longest surviving heart-transplant patient is Susan Law who received a new heart at Papworth Hospital near Cambridge, England, in 1982.

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Two residents take reins of local economic development

Dave Stratton and Jeff Sprague
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2019 - 3:15pm

Two Bluffton residents – Jeff Sprague and Dave Stratton - continue to play significant roles Allen County economic development.

On Jan. 1 the two were involved in promotions in their roles.

Stratton was promoted to replace Sprague as the president/CEO of Allen Economic Development Group. Sprague became president/CEO of Greater Lima Region.

Prior to the transition, Sprague held both positions. Stratton has served as director of business development for AEDG since 2015. He is a Bluffton High School graduate.

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Your invitation to audition for Noteworthy Community Choir

Second season begins this year; auditions now through March 2
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 11, 2019 - 2:54pm

Vicki Mills of Ada announced that the Noteworthy Community Choir begins its second season this year.

"Area singers are invited to audition for a spot in the choir for its performances planned this year," she said.

The choir will make its second guest appearance at the Ohio Northern University/Lima Symphony Orchestra Patriotic Pops Concert this summer.

And, the choir will perform in several additional venues from March 18 to July 6.

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