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Save these dates for Bluffton fireworks and Discovery Days

Two big Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce events are on the horizon: Discovery Days on July 25-26 are a chance to shop local and enter a drawing for great prizes. Fireworks will take place on August 5 following National Night Out at the Bluffton Community Pool, thanks to 17 chamber member sponsors.

Bluffton Lions Club update, July 2025

Section: Business

/ Jul 19, 2025

FROM THE BLUFFTON LIONS CLUB NEWSLETTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 5 Business meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Board meeting at 6:00 p.m.
August 14 North West Ohio Lions Eyecare Foundation, Zoom meeting at 7:00 p.m.
August 19 Club meeting at Town Hall at noon. 50/50 Charity Raffle. Speaker will be Village Administrator Jesse Blackburn.

NEW MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
Don Burris graduated from Bluffton High School, lives in Bluffton and has been active with public service in the community. He was employed by Buehrer Group Architecture and Engineering until retirement. He has two daughters and five grandchildren. He enjoys woodworking and photography. His plans are to travel, camp and photograph America.

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Weekend Doctor: The importance of knowing your cholesterol numbers

Section: Health

/ Jul 19, 2025

By Michael Denike, DO, Cardiologist, Heart & Vascular Specialists of Northwest Ohio

Cholesterol is often mentioned in conversations about health, especially heart health, but many people don’t fully understand what cholesterol is or why keeping an eye on it is so important. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every body cell. It is vital in producing hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help digest food. While the body needs some cholesterol to function properly, having too much in the blood can pose serious health risks.

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Ronald Otis Ream worked for Cooper Tire

Obituaries

/ July 18, 2025

Ronald Otis Ream, 89, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2025, in The Villages, Florida, where he had spent over two decades enjoying the sunshine, fairways and friendships that made retirement so sweet.